Border of water and ice : the Yalu River and Japan's empire in Korea and Manchuria / Joseph A. Seeley ; foreword by Albert L. Park.

Author/creator Seeley, Joseph A., 1989- author.
Other author Park, Albert L., writer of foreword.
Format Book
PublicationIthaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Descriptionxv, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Water boundaries--East Asia. --History. --20th century.
Yalu River Region (China and Korea)--Environmental conditions. --Political aspects.
Korea--Boundaries. --China. --Manchuria.
Manchuria (China)--Boundaries. --Korea.
Korea--History. --Japanese occupation, 1910-1945.

SeriesThe environments of East Asia
Environments of East Asia. ^A1459463
Contents Reeds, fish, timber, and defining the Yalu border -- Bridging the Yalu -- Seasons of Yalu River border policing -- Environments of Yalu River smuggling -- Dam construction and "Manchurian-Korean unity."
Abstract "Drawing on sources in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English, this book examines how the seasonal freezing, thawing, and flooding of the Yalu River between Korea and Manchuria (northeast China) shaped imperial Japanese border governance and regional expansion ca. 1905-1945"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Seeley, Joseph A., 1989- Border of water and ice Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2024 9781501777400
LCCN 2024011461
ISBN9781501777387
ISBN9781501777370 hardcover
ISBN1501777378 hardcover
ISBN1501777386 paperback
ISBNelectronic publication
ISBNelectronic book