Empires of the Far East; A Study of Japan and of Her Colonial Possessions of China and Manchuria and of the Political Questions of Eastern Asia and the Pacific (2 Volume Set)

First Edition, First Printing. An excellent rare and comprehensive history and reference source. Very good in burgundy cloth, some shelf and edge wear, spine heads chipped on both volumes above the book title. Pages slightly toned, but otherwise bright and clean, and all content complete. Overall, a very good set of this rare and important work. Covers Japan's geographical & historical, constitution & the law, the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05. * The problems of the Pacific, administrative and social status, Christian-missions in Japan, status of women. Economic, financial and industrial position. Korea: triumph of barbarism, early days under Japanese control, passing under tutelage, inauguration of the protectorate, reform & reorganization, annexation and the last phase. Mistreatment of Koreans. Manchuria: development, growth of Japanese influence, South Manchuria Railway, policy of Russia before the war. China: awakening, constitutional movement, the dawn of revolution, Szechuan Rising, revolutionary organization, imperialist victories, fall of Shanghai & Nanking, recall of Yuan Shih-Kai, Chinese Republic, and China and the Powers. 1598 pp. in 2 vols. A lovely set.