The Chinese Hsinhai Revolution : G. E. Morrison and Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1897-1920

the Chinese Hsinhai Revolution Explores And Explains For The First Time The Important Role Of G. E. Morrison In Great Power Diplomacy In China From The End Of The Russo-japanese War To The Overthrow Of The Qing Dynasty. The Work Is Based On A Wide Range Of Multinational Scholarly Sources And In Order To Develop The Context In Which Morrison Carried Out His Personal Diplomacy And To Delineate The Many-sided Story Into Which Morrison Has To Be Placed, Woodhouse Has In Addition To Mining The Very Rich Morrison Collection, Drawn Upon British, Japanese And American Personal And Official Materials. "This authoritative and original work throws new light upon international relations after the Russo-Japanese War by exploring for the first time the important role of G.E. Morrison. As an Australian correspondent for The Times living in Peking and later as a political adviser to four presidents of the Chinese republic, Morrison's concern for Australian interests often placed him at odds with The Times and the British Government." "In addition to Morrison's diaries, memoranda, correspondence and articles in The Times, Woodhouse examines multi-national scholarly sources, including British, Japanese and American personal and official materials, in order to develop the context in which Morrison carried out personal diplomacy and to delineate the many-sided story into which he has been placed. The centenary period of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and the Russo-Japanese War provides an ideal backdrop against which to re-examine these events."--Jacket BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 7 ABBREVIATIONS......Page 8 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN CHINA, 1897-1905......Page 21 2 THE OUTBREAK OF THE REVOLUTION......Page 41 3 MORRISON AND YUAN SHIH-KAI......Page 74 4 SINO-ANGLO-JAPANESE DIPLOMACY......Page 97 5 MORRISON’S PERSONAL DIPLOMACY, 1911–12......Page 113 6 THE EFFECT OF MORRISON’S WORK......Page 144 7 CHINA AFTER THE HSINHAI REVOLUTION......Page 163 SUMMARY/CONCLUSION......Page 182 EPILOGUE......Page 186 NOTES......Page 189 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 239 INDEX......Page 255