Becoming Asia :: change and continuity in Asian international relations since World War II /

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,...

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1. Verfasser: Miller, Alice Lyman
Weitere Verfasser: Wich, Richard, 1933-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 276 pages) : map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804777230
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