Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War

Second Edition

Rotem Kowner

The Russo-Japanese War was fought for 19 months (8 February 1904– 5 September 1905) between the empires of Japan and the Russia over the southern part of Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula. While essentially a colonial conflict, the war became a major engagement both in scale and innovation unseen until then. In recent years there has been a growing awareness that this event marks a historical juncture far more important than it was usually taken to be.

This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War offers a major revision of the highly praised first edition, which, by all accounts, has been the standard work on this conflict in any language during the last decade. The book contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. Moreover, the dictionary section has some 800 new or fully revised cross-referenced entries on the battles, weaponry, and major personalities of the war, as well as various international events and conflicts, agreements, schemes, and projects that led to the war. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russo-Japanese War.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 898 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4422-8183-7 • Hardback • April 2017 • $245.00 • (£188.00)

978-1-4422-8184-4 • eBook • April 2017 • $232.50 • (£181.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest

Subjects: History / Military / Other, Reference / Dictionaries

Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War

Second Edition

Hardback

eBook

Summary

The Russo-Japanese War was fought for 19 months (8 February 1904– 5 September 1905) between the empires of Japan and the Russia over the southern part of Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula. While essentially a colonial conflict, the war became a major engagement both in scale and innovation unseen until then. In recent years there has been a growing awareness that this event marks a historical juncture far more important than it was usually taken to be.

This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War offers a major revision of the highly praised first edition, which, by all accounts, has been the standard work on this conflict in any language during the last decade. The book contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. Moreover, the dictionary section has some 800 new or fully revised cross-referenced entries on the battles, weaponry, and major personalities of the war, as well as various international events and conflicts, agreements, schemes, and projects that led to the war. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russo-Japanese War.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 898 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½

978-1-4422-8183-7 • Hardback • April 2017 • $245.00 • (£188.00)

978-1-4422-8184-4 • eBook • April 2017 • $232.50 • (£181.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest

Subjects: History / Military / Other, Reference / Dictionaries

Author

Rotem Kowner founded the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Haifa, Israel and was its first chair. He teaches Japanese modern history and culture and naval history. He has written and edited several books on this subject and has contributed to numerous articles.

Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword (Jon Woronoff)
Forward to the Second Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
Reader’s Notes
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Maps
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendix 1: War Documents
Appendix 2: Glossary of Port Arthur Site Names
Appendix 3: Military Ranks
Appendix 4: Naval Balance in East Asia on the Eve of the War
Appendix 5: Naval Balance in East Asia on the Eve of the Battle of Tsushima
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Reviews

This revised and expanded edition of a volume originally published in 2006 deals not only with the Russo-Japanese War itself but also strives—successfully—to put it into the broader context of 20th-century political, military, and diplomatic history. Kowner, who coauthored with Walter Demel Race and Racism in Modern East Asia, added around 200 new entries to the 600 from the first edition. The volume includes an introductory essay on the war along with a chronology, a number of appendixes, and an extensive, invaluable bibliography; most of these features appear to have been updated…. [T]his is an indispensable resource on the subject, and libraries owning the first edition will want this new one, particularly those whose collections support research in Russian and East Asian studies, military history, and maritime studies.

Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty.
— Choice Reviews

The author, the world’s leading authority on the subject, contributed all the entries, rewriting every one of the original 600 in the first edition and adding more than 200 new ones for this edition. The essays range from 200 to 2000 words. With its equally impressive data in the appendixes, no question exists that this is a monumental accomplishment.
— American Reference Books Annual

Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War

Second Edition

Rotem Kowner

Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War

Second Edition

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