TY - BOOK AU - BAILEY Jonathan TI - Great power strategy in Asia: empire, culture and trade, 1905-2005 SN - 0415404584 (hbk) PY - 2007/// CY - PB - Routledge KW - GRAND STRATEGY KW - ASIA KW - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS KW - EAST ASIA KW - HISTORY N2 - Starting from the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05 and its precursors including European and American expansionism, this book explores the waxing and waning of empires in Asia during the twentieth century as great powers jockeyed for advantage and aspiring powers sought to create their own positions ER -