Administering the colonizer
Subtitle: Manchuria's Russians under Chinese rule, 1918-29
By: Blaine R. Chiasson
Series: Contemporary Chinese studies; Contemporary Chinese studies
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780774816564
Subjects: Politics and government; Russes; Russians; Mandchourie (Chine); Histoire; Ethnic relations; Politique et gouvernement; History; Chinese Eastern Railway; Relations interethniques
Description: Harbin of the 1920s was viewed by Westerners as a world turned upside down. The Chinese government had taken over administration of the Russian-founded Chinese Eastern Railway concession, and its large Russian population. This account of the decade-long multi-ethnic and multi-national administrative experiment in North Manchuria reveals that China not only created policies to promote Chinese sovereignty, but also instituted measures to protect the Russian minority. This multi-faceted book is a historical examination of how an ethnic, cultural, and racial majority coexisted with a minority of a different culture and race. It restores to history the multiple national influences that have shaped northern China and Chinese nationalism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-276) and index.