The Other Great Game: The Opening of Korea and the Birth of Modern East Asia
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Winner of the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History, this dramatic new account of the dawn of modern East Asia places Korea at the center of a transformed world order wrought by imperial greed and devastating wars.
In the nineteenth century, Russia participated in two “great games.” One, well known, pitted the tsar’s empire against Britain in Central Asia. The other, hitherto unrecognized, saw Russia, China, and Japan vying for domination of Korea. This eye-opening account argues tha...
In the nineteenth century, Russia participated in two “great games.” One, well known, pitted the tsar’s empire against Britain in Central Asia. The other, hitherto unrecognized, saw Russia, China, and Japan vying for domination of Korea. This eye-opening account argues tha...






















