Becoming Asia Change and Continuity in Asian International Relations Since World War II

Name: Becoming Asia
Author: Richard Wich

Auteur: Alice Lyman Miller

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Alice Lyman Miller Richard Wich

Engels
Hardcover
9780804771504
20 januari 2011
336 pagina's

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This student-friendly text details the fascinating history of how Asia has evolved from being little more than a geographic expression to becoming a vibrant, assertive region with an increasing impact on global political, economic, and security affairs.

At the conclusion of World War II, Asia was hardly more than a geographic expression. Yet today we recognize Asia as a vibrant and assertive region, fully transformed from the vulnerable nation-states that emerged following the Second World War. The transformation was by no means an inevitable one, but the product of two key themes that have dominated Asia's international relations since 1945: the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to enlist the region's states as assets in the Cold War, and the struggle of nationalistic Asian leaders to develop the domestic support to maintain power and independence in a dangerous international context.

Becoming Asia provides a comprehensive, systemic account of how these themes played out in Asian affairs during the postwar years, covering not only East Asia, but South and Central Asia as well. In addition to exploring the interplay between nationalism and Cold War bipolarity during the first postwar decades, authors Alice Lyman Miller and Richard Wich chart the rise of largely export-led economies that are increasingly making the region the global center of gravity, and document efforts in the ongoing search for regional integration.

The book also traces the origins and evolution of deep-rooted issues that remain high on the international agenda, such as the Taiwan question, the division of Korea and the threat of nuclear proliferation, the Kashmir issue, and the nuclearized Indian-Pakistani conflict, and offers an account of the rise of China and its implications for regional and global security and prosperity. Primary documents excerpted throughout the text—such as leaders' talks and speeches, international agreements, secret policy assessments—enrich accounts of events, offering readers insight into policymakers' assumptions and perceptions at the time.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 20 januari 2011
Aantal pagina's: 336
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Hoofdauteur: Alice Lyman Miller
Tweede Auteur: Richard Wich
Hoofduitgeverij: Stanford University Press

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Editie: 1
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 178 mm
Product hoogte: 25 mm
Product lengte: 254 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 178 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 254 mm
Verpakking lengte: 254 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 794 g

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Taal: Engels
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Periode: ca. 1950-1999

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