03292nam 2200649Ia 450 991079018630332120230801222000.00-203-15759-11-136-58568-0(CKB)2670000000162044(EBL)957847(OCoLC)798531494(SSID)ssj0000679041(PQKBManifestationID)11365642(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000679041(PQKBWorkID)10610310(PQKB)11154298(MiAaPQ)EBC957847(Au-PeEL)EBL957847(CaPaEBR)ebr10542487(CaONFJC)MIL500790(OCoLC)782918678(FINmELB)ELB136242(EXLCZ)99267000000016204420110526d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRusso-Japanese relations, 1905-1917[electronic resource] from enemies to allies /Peter BertonLondon ;New York Routledge2012London ;New York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (225 p.)Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ;72Description based upon print version of record.0-415-59899-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Russo-Japanese Relations, 1905-1917 From enemies to allies; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Explanatory notes; List of abbreviations; List of appendices; 1 Russo-Japanese relations, 1905-1914; 2 Efforts to conclude alliances at the outbreak of World War I; 3 Russo-Japanese relations during the early part of World War I; 4 The torturous road to Japan's decision on an alliance with Russia; 5 Conclusion of the Russo-Japanese Alliance of 1916; 6 The 1916 treaties, China, and the powers; 7 From enemies to allies: summary and conclusions; Notes; Appendices; Bibliography; IndexOne surprising outcome of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 was that, although Russia was humiliatingly defeated, by 1916 Russia and Japan had become allies. This book provides a detailed analysis of how this remarkable turnaround came about. It traces the evolution of relations between the two powers through the conclusion of three public and secret agreements in 1907, 1910, and 1912, and the controversial secret alliance of 1916. The book argues that careful examination of complete records of negotiations from both sides definitively proves the case for Germany, not the United States, aRoutledge studies in the modern history of Asia ;72.Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905InfluenceRussiaForeign relationsJapanJapanForeign relationsRussiaRussiaForeign relations1894-1917JapanForeign relations1868-1912JapanForeign relations1912-1926Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905Influence.327.4705209/041Berton Peter1922-1462599MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790186303321Russo-Japanese relations, 1905-19173671630UNINA