Joseph A. Seeley

Border of Water and Ice

The Yalu River and Japan's Empire in Korea and Manchuria

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Drawing on sources in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English, this book examines how the seasonal freezing, thawing, and flooding of the Yalu River between Korea and Manchuria (northeast China) shaped imperial Japanese border governance and regional expansion ca. 1905-1945"-- Provided by publisher.

Produktdetails

• The Environments of East Asia
• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 277
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 153mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9781501777387
• ISBN-10: 1501777386
• Artikelnr.: 71236457

Autorenporträt

Joseph A. Seeley. foreword by Albert L. Park

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Albert L. Park
Introduction
1. Reeds, Fish, Timber, and Defining the Yalu Border
2. Bridging the Yalu
3. Seasons of Yalu River Border Policing
4. Environments of Yalu River Smuggling
5. Dam Construction and "Manchurian-Korean Unity"
Conclusion