Wilson and China: A Revised History of the Shandong Question

A Revised History of the Shandong Question

Bruce Elleman author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:31st Aug '02

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Drawing on sources in Japanese, Chinese, and American archives and libraries, this book reassesses another facet of Woodrow Wilson's agenda at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I. Breaking with accepted scholarly opinions, the author argues that Wilson did not "betray" China, as many Chinese and Western scholars have charged; rather, Wilson successfully negotiated a compromise with the Japanese to ensure that China's sovereignty would be respected in Shandong Province. Rejecting the compromise, Chinese negotiators refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles, creating conditions for the Soviet Union's entry into China and its later influence over the course of the Chinese revolution.

ISBN: 9780765610508

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 476g

240 pages