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Empires at War: A Short History of Modern Asia Since World War II

By Francis Pike

Book information

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Year
2009
ISBN
1848850794, 9781848850798
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11686608 bytes)
Pages
784\891
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Исторические дисциплины;История стран Азии и Африк

Description

Empires at War gives a dramatic narrative account of how "Modern Asia" came into being. Ranging over the whole of Asia, from Japan to Pakistan, the modern history of this important region is placed in the context of the struggle between America and the Soviet Union. Francis Pike shows that America's domination of post-war Asia was a continuation of a 100-year competition for power in the region. He also argues cogently that, contrary to the largely "Western-centric" viewpoint, Asian nations were not simply the passive and biddable pawns of the superpowers, but had a political development which was both separate and unique, with a dynamic that was largely independent of the superpower conflict. And, in conclusion, the book traces the unwinding of American influence and the end of its empire, a crucial development in international history which is already having repercussions throughout the world.

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