Empires at War: A History of Modern Asia Since World War II
Autor Dr Francis Pikeen Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 mai 2023
From the author of Hirohito's War comes the second edition of his magisterial modern history of Asia, Empires at War. With 13 new and 2 updated chapters, Francis Pike brings the reader up to 2020, covering what has arguably been the most important decade yet for Modern Asia and its role on the global stage.
Asia - with over four and a half billion people, a huge landmass and the fastest-growing economies - has transformed the geopolitical global balance. Taking the bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 as its starting point, Francis Pike chronicles the modern fortunes of 17 Asian and 3 western countries. The iconic figures of post-World War II Asia; Mao, Gandhi, Nehru, Ho Chi Minh, Kim Il Sung, General MacArthur and Lord Mountbatten, and modern leaders such as Trump, Kim-Jong-Un and Xi Jinping feature prominently, as do a number of lesser-known but pivotal figures. Francis Pike weaves the dramatic events and episodes of the region over the last 75 years into a coherent whole, which forms the essential guide to the history of modern Asia. A reader can dip in for an overview of a specific country, or read through for a comprehensive and broad understanding of Asia in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.Preț: 204.09 lei
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781350140752
ISBN-10: 1350140759
Pagini: 992
Ilustrații: 20 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Ediția:2
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1350140759
Pagini: 992
Ilustrații: 20 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Ediția:2
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
Allows
the
reader
to
focus
on
the
history
of
a
specific
Asian
country
or
gain
a
broader
understanding
of
Asia
as
a
whole
over
the
last
75
years
Notă biografică
Francis
Pikeis
a
historian,
journalist
and
specialist
in
Asian
economics,
politics
and
history.
The
author
ofHirohito's
War,
named
one
of
Foreign
Affairs'
Best
Books
of
2016,
he
lived
and
worked
for
20
years
in
Japan,
China
and
India
as
an
economic
and
political
strategist.
Cuprins
Introduction
and
BackgroundPART
I:
AMERICAN
EMPIRE
AND
ITS
COMPETITORS
1621-19451.
American
Empire
and
Its
CompetitorsPART
II
-
ASIA'S
POST
WAR
SETTLEMENT2.
Potsdam,
Hiroshima
and
the
Bomb:Japan
19453.
Mao
and
the
Chinese
Revolution:China
1945
-
19544.
Emperor
Hirohito
and
the
Tokyo
War
Crimes
Trial:Japan
1945
-19485.
Mahatma
Gandhi:
Passive
Aggression:India
1945
-19476.
'An
iron
curtain
has
descended':America-Soviet
Union
1945-19617.
Stalin,
Mao
and
Truman:
Post-War
Alliances:North
East
Asia
1945
-
19508.
Chiang
Kai
Shek
and
the
Flight
to
Taiwan:Taiwan
1945
-
19499.
MacArthur,
Yoshida,
and
the
American
Occupation
of
Japan:Japan
1945-195410.
Hô
Chí
Minh
and
the
Battle
of
Diên
Biên
Phu:Vietnam
1945-195411.
General
Phibun:
National
Socialist
Dictator:Thailand
1945-195812.
From
Independence
to
Dependency:Philippines
1945-196013.
Lord
Mountbatten
and
the
Partition:India-Pakistan
1945-194714.
Origins
of
the
Korean
War:Korea
1945-195015.
Aung
Sang:
Revolutionary
and
Turncoat:Burma
1945-194916.
Sukarno:
The
Founding
Father:Indonesia
1945-195017.
Independence
and
the
Racial
Contract:Malaysia
1945-195718.
Lee
Kuan
Yew:
Pocket
Giant:Singapore
1945-196419.
Capitalist
Redoubt:Hong
Kong
1945-1997PART
III
-
COLD
WAR
IN
THE
BALANCE20.
The
Korean
War:Korea
1950-195321.
The
Great
Leap
Forward:China
1949-196122.
Dictatorship
and
Prosperity:Taiwan
1947-197523.
Nehru:
The
Fashioning
of
a
Legend:India
1945-6524.
Jinnah
and
Pakistan's
Failed
Constitution:Pakistan
1945-6525.
Fall
of
Rhee
and
Park's
'Economic
Miracle':South
Korea
1954-7926.
Kim
Il
Sung:
The
'Great
Leader':North
Korea
1950-8027.
The
Todai
Oligarchs:Japan
1955-9228.
The
Cultural
Revolution:China
1961-7029.
Indira
Gandhi:
A
Study
in
Nepotism:India
1966-8430.
Kennedy:
Vietnam
and
the
Vienna
Summit:America-Vietnam
1954-6331.
'The
Year
of
Living
Dangerously':Indonesia
1950-6832.
LBJ
and
the
Vietnam
Quagmire:Vietnam
1963-933.
The
Trouble
with
Tigers:Sri
Lanka
1945-9434.
Nixon
in
China:America-China
1969-7135.
The
Night
of
the
Intellectuals:Bangladesh-Pakistan
1965-7336.
Tet
Offensive:
Lost
Victories:America-Vietnam
1968-7537.
The
Bombing
of
Cambodia:Cambodia
1969-7338.
Revolution's
End:
The
Deaths
of
Mao,
Zhou
Enlai
and
Lin
BiaoChina:
1970-639.
The
Murder
of
Aquino:
The
Disgrace
of
Ferdinand
Marcos:Philippines
1960-8640.
Coups
d'Etat:
A
Way
of
Life:Thailand
1958-9141.
Zulfikar
Ali
Bhutto
and
General
Mohammed
Zia
ul-Haq:Pakistan
1973-8842.
Pol
Pot:
Deconstructionism
and
Genocide:Cambodia
1973-79PART
IV-
COMMUNISM
IN
RETREAT43.
The
Gang
of
Four:China
1976-944.
The
End
of
the
Tyrants:Korea
1979-200145.
Dr
Mahathir:
The
Acerbic
Autocrat:Malaysia
1981-200346.
Suharto:
Rule
of
the
Kleptocrats:Indonesia
1965-200347.
Rogue
State:North
Korea
1980-200548.
Bloodlust
and
Revenge:Bangladesh
1971-9649.
Cory
Aquino
and
the
Rocky
Path
to
Democracy:Philippines
1986-200050.
Deng
Xiaoping:
'Captialist
Roader
No.2':China
1974-9651.
The
Narcotic
State:Burma
1948-200553.
Rajiv
Ghandi:
The
Reluctant
Pilot:India
1984-954.
The
Tiananmen
Square
Massacre:China
1987-955.
The
Property
Crash
and
the
Lost
Decade:Japan
1990-200056.
Narasimha
Rao
and
the
Quiet
Revolution:India
1990-200357.
The
Savaging
of
the
Tiger
Economies:Asia
1996-858.
A
Bungled
Surrender:Hong
Kong
1980-9759.
One
China
or
Two?:Taiwan
1947-200560.
Nukes
and
Mullahs:Pakistan
1973-2005PART
V-
CHINA'S
CHALLENGE
TO
AMERCIA'S
ASIAN
HEGEMONY61.
Russia
and
Asia
in
the
post-Soviet
World:Russia
1990-202062.
Xi
Jinping
and
the
March
to
Global
Power:China
2003-201663.
Narendra
Modi:
The
Modernising
Nationalist:India
2003-202064.
The
Rise
and
fall
of
Aung
San
Suu
Kyi:Burma
2005-202065.
The
Unexpected
Return
of
Dr.
Mahathir:Malaysia
2003-202066.
Doi
Moi:
The
Rise
of
a
New
Tiger
Economy:Vietnam
1975-202067.
Shinzo
Abe
and
the
Ultranationalist
Revival:Japan
2000-202068.
Imran
Khan
and
the
fall
of
the
Kleptocrats:Pakistan
2005-202069.
Coming
of
Age
of
an
Anglo-Saxon
Powerhouse
in
Asia:Australia
1945-202070.
Populists
dethroned
at
the
end
of
King
Bhumibol's
Reign:Thailand
1992-202071.
President
Duterte
and
Obama's
loss
of
the
South
China
Sea:Philippines
2000-202072.
Kim-Jong-Un
Enters
the
World
Stage:North
Korea
2002-202073.
Trump
Ends
China's
Free
Ride
on
Global
Trade:China-
United
States
2016-2020PART
VI:
THE
END
OF
AMERICA'S
ASIAN
EMPIRE?74.
Asia
Redux:Asia
1990-202075.
From
Cold
War's
End
to
the
Rise
of
China
as
the
New
World
Power
Recenzii
A
fascinating,
often
witty,
account
of
key
developments
in
recent
Asian
history.
A
perfectly
balanced
insight
for
anyone
seeking
to
do
business
with
the
rising
powers
of
Asia-or
anyone
travelling
to
that
part
of
the
world.
An excellent introduction to postwar (contemporary) Asian history; very useful as a first step in teaching a survey of contemporary Asian history. It is handy as a quick guide to unfamiliar areas of Asia.
It is a fine single source reference for a general Modern Asia history course for undergraduates or perhaps Advance Placement Course in high school.
An excellent introduction to postwar (contemporary) Asian history; very useful as a first step in teaching a survey of contemporary Asian history. It is handy as a quick guide to unfamiliar areas of Asia.
It is a fine single source reference for a general Modern Asia history course for undergraduates or perhaps Advance Placement Course in high school.