Road to Power : The Trans-Siberian Railroad and the Colonization of Asian Russia, 1850-1917 / Steven G. Marks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marks, Steven G., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Studies.

Local Subjects:

Asian Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.) : 12 b&w illustrations, 3 maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In Road to Power Steven G. Marks tells the story of one of the most difficult and expensive peaceful undertakings in modern history and the most ambitious initiative of the last two Russian tsars—the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad and the accompanying colonization of the immense Asian territories of the Russian empire.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Abbreviations

Note on Transliteration and Dates

Russian Measurements

Cast of Major Characters

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE. A Weak and Distant Domain

CHAPTER TWO. An Appetite for Asia

CHAPTER THREE. Siberia Is for Russia

CHAPTER FOUR. Divergent Visions

CHAPTER FIVE. The Vital Nerve and the Tail End

CHAPTER SIX. Bureaucracy Prolix

CHAPTER SEVEN. A State within a State

CHAPTER EIGHT. Witte and the Taming of the Wild East

CHAPTER NINE. Monument to Bungling

CHAPTER TEN. The Limits of Railroad Colonization

Conclusion

Bibliography of Primary Sources

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-5017-3711-2

OCLC:

1178769130