In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in International History

President of the committee:

    Mr Michael Goebel, Professor

Members of the committee:

    Mr Cyrus Schayegh,  Professor, Thesis Director
    Mr Michael Goebel, Professor, Internal Reader
    Ms Anna Belogurova, Associated Postdoc, Department of History and Cultural Studies Institute for Chinese Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany