Asia-Pacific / Thomas Crump.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crump, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--History--20th century.

Asia.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2007.

Summary:

At the beginning of the twentieth century China was a weak empire dominated by western countries. By its end it was on its way to becoming one of the greatest powers in the world: The history of the Far East in the twentieth century, including the rise and defeat of the Japanese Empire, is an astonishing one.

Contents:

Table 1: Book Structure vii

1 Introduction: the world of Asia-Pacific 1

2 Revolutionary China 24

3 The restoration of Japan 51

4 Korea: a country divided by war (1945-53) 74

5 Korea: North and South (1953-2006) 87

6 Thailand: a history of success 110

7 The battle for Indochina 125

8 Cambodia: a kingdom upside down 158

9 Malaysia and Singapore: invention of Asian values 184

10 The Philippines: corruption and democracy 204

11 Indonesia: the long road to justice and reform 221

12 Timor Leste: a war of independence (1999) 255

13 The Russian far East: the GULAG legacy 261

14 Migration: gains and losses 268

15 Crime: piracy, smuggling and terrorism 283

16 The American west coast and the US Pacific empire 299

17 Australia 315

18 The new Asia-Pacific: hope and despair 325.

Notes:

Includes biblioraphical references (pages [351]-354) and index.

ISBN:

1852855185

9781852855185

OCLC:

73957168