The White Peril in the Far East: An Interpretation of the Significance of the Russo-Japanese War

Sidney Lewis Gulicks 1905 masterpiece The White Peril in the Far East: An Interpretation of the Significance of the Russo-Japanese War is a fascinating contemporary study of the most significant war of the early modern era. Japans stunning victory over Russia was the first time that an Asian country had defeated a white European nation. Japans victory was a clear signal to other Asians that they too could roll back the tide of Western imperialism. The republication of Gulicks book is part of an ongoing effort by this scholar to introduce modern readers to now long-forgotten out-of-print works by pioneer Japanologists. The Editor (Daniel Metraux) provides an introduction that places Gulicks work in the context of modern Japanese history.