The Russian General Staff and Asia, 1860-1917

ISBN-13: 9780415545839 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 264 str.

Alex Marshall

Opis

This text examines the role of the Tsarist General Staff in studying and administering Russia's Asian borderlands. It considers the nature of the Imperial Russian state, the institutional characteristics of the General Staff, and Russia's relationship with Asia.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Imperial Russia and the Asian Frontier  2. The Russian State, the Russian General Staff and Asia, 1714-1885: Philosophies of Rule, Institutions and Personnel  3. The Emergence of a Colonial Military Élite: Prince Bariatinskii and the Asian Geopolitical Debate in Russia, 1856-1898  4. Tactics of Expansion, 1714-1885  5. China, Europe and the ‘Yellow Peril’: Far Eastern War Plans, 1871-1914  6. The Caucasus  7. The Russian General Staff and Central Asia  8. The Last Days of the Asiatic Department  9. Conclusion  10. Bibliography

O autorze

Alex Marshall teaches at the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London. He graduated from SSEES at the University of London and from Glasgow University; and has taught at both Glasgow and Dundee Universities, and served as a visiting fellow with the CEP organization at the Buriat State University in Ulan Ude. His research interests include modern Russian and Asian military and political history, Muslim political thought, and military counter-insurgency.