TY - BOOK AU - PAINE S C M TI - The Sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895: perceptions, power and primacy SN - 0521817145 (hbk.): PY - 2003/// CY - Cambridge, UK PB - Cambridge Univ Press KW - MILITARY HISTORY KW - SINO JAPANESE WAR N2 - The Sino-Japanese war saw Japan replace China as the dominant regional power. This reversal of the traditional power positions had an enormous effect on the region and continues to influence defence and foreign policy to the present day. Drawing on a wide range of reports from local and foreign journalists this book tells the story of the war and how it changed external perceptions of the combatants as well as the their views of each other ER -