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Pacific Strife.The Great Powers and their Political and Economic Rivalries in Asia and the Western Pacific, 1870-1914.
Kees van Dijk
2015
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, colonial powers clashed over much of Central and East Asia: Great Britain and Germany fought over New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, and Samoa; France and Great Britain competed over control of continental Southwest Asia; and the United States annexed the Philippines and Hawaii. Meanwhile, the possible disintegration of China and Japan’s growing nationalism added new dimensions to the rivalries.
Surveying these and other international developments in the Pacific basin during the three decades preceding World War I, Kees van Dijk traces the emergence of superpowers during the colonial race and analyzes their conduct as they struggled for territory. Extensive in scope, Pacific Strife is a fascinating look at a volatile moment in history.
Surveying these and other international developments in the Pacific basin during the three decades preceding World War I, Kees van Dijk traces the emergence of superpowers during the colonial race and analyzes their conduct as they struggled for territory. Extensive in scope, Pacific Strife is a fascinating look at a volatile moment in history.
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Keywords
- China
- colonial history
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain
- History
- History / Asia
- History: earliest times to present day
- Humanities
- International relations
- Japan
- KUnlatched
- London
- Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
- Russia
- Samoa
- thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day
- thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology
- United States
- Western Pacific
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DOI: 10.5117/9789089644206Editions
