num_pages: 428
description: This book examines the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5, a significant event in world history virtually ignored in Western literature. Japan so rapidly defeated China that citizens of Europe suddenly perceived Japan, not only as the dominant power of Asia, but also as a key international player. Western disgust with Chinese military performance led to their rapidly growing intrusions on Chinese sovereignty while Japan soon became an ally of the ruling superpower, Great Britain. To the present day, China is still struggling to reverse the judgment of this war and restore its regional dominance.
language: English
title: The Sino-Japanese War Of 1894-1895: Perceptions, Power, And Primacy
titlecomplete: The Sino-Japanese War Of 1894-1895: Perceptions, Power, And Primacy
characters: Empress Dowager Cixi, Yamagata Aritomo, Heungseon Daewongun, Guangxu Emperor, Li Hongzhang, Gojong of Korea, Ding Ruchang
genres: China, History, Japanese History, Japan, War, Japanese Literature, Military History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 68
publisher: Cambridge University Press