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Asia rising : a handbook of history and international relations in East, South and Southeast Asia / edited by Ryo Sahashi, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Waka Aoyama
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: The University of Tokyo Studies on AsiaPublisher: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore, 2024Edition: 1st ed. 2024Description: 1 Online-Ressource (307 pages)ISBN:- 9789819743759
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Summary: This open-access book offers a clear and thorough exploration of Asia's history from an international relations perspective. The book investigates key political, economic, and cultural forces defining Asia. It highlights the historical and current significance of the Indo-Pacific region, particularly shedding light on its strategic role in global geopolitics. Through detailed historical analyses, the authors guide readers toward a comprehensive understanding of Asia's complex international relations, from colonization and imperialism, through the Cold War, into decolonization and the wave of democratization in the region, to the rise of China, unpacking the various dimensions of regionalism in Asia. This book serves as a practical scholarly resource for advanced students, researchers, and lecturers interested in understanding the region's past and its implications for future geopolitical dynamics. It is relevant to historians focused on Asia and to international relations and political science scholars interested in the shift to an Asian world order, from past to presentPPN: PPN: 1916225543Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
Chapter 1 Introduction: What is Asia? -- Chapter 2 Prosperity in Asia -- Chapter 3 Colonization and Imperialism East Asia and Imperialism -- Chapter 4 Japan's Expansion into Asia -- Chapter 5 Colonialism and War-torn Asia From the Concept of Postwar Order to the Cold War System.
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