Research Catalog

Title

Pacific century : the emergence of modern Pacific Asia / Mark Borthwick with contributions by selected scholars.

Author

Borthwick, Mark.

Publication

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1998.

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Details

Additional Authors

Pacific Basin Institute.

Description

xv, 582 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm

Summary

"Poised to enter the twenty-first century, the Asia-Pacific region is rapidly emerging as a global economic and political powerhouse. Looking at both Southeast and East Asia, this illustrated volume stresses broad, cross-cutting themes of regional history, with an emphasis on the interactions between cultures and nations. New areas receiving attention in this edition include the Japanese economic slowdown, Japan's attempts at political reform, China's current economic dilemmas and environmental crisis, the sustainability of East Asian economic growth, the North Korean crisis, and Asia-Pacific regionalism and global interactions. The book also provides chronological updates for Cambodia, Vietnam, and Indonesia, and concludes with an examination of the key domestic and international issues facing the nations of Pacific Asia." "The companion text to the PBS telecourse series, The Pacific Century, which first aired in the fall of 1992, the book also stands alone as an interdisciplinary introduction to Asia and the Pacific."--Jacket.

Subjects

• Geschichte 1800-1990
• Geschichte 1900-1990
• Since 1900
• History
• Southeast Asia > Economic conditions
• East Asia > Politics and government
• Southeast Asia > Politics and government > 1945-
• Asiatisch-Pazifischer Raum
• Pazifischer Raum
• Ostasien
• Südostasien
• East Asia > Economic conditions > 20th century
• Politieke ontwikkeling
• Regierung
• Politik
• Aufsatzsammlung
• Politics and government
• Economic history

Genre/Form

History

Note

• "Published in cooperation with the Pacific Basin Institute"--p. preceding t.p.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Dynasties, Empires, and Ages of Commerce: Pacific Asia to the Nineteenth Century -- 2. Seaborne Barbarians: Incursions by the West -- 3. Meiji: Japan in the Age of Imperialism -- 4. The Rise of Nationalism and Communism -- 5. Maelstrom: The Pacific War and Its Aftermath -- 6. Miracle by Design: The Postwar Resurgence of Japan -- 7. The New Asian Capitalists -- 8. Power, Authority, and the Advent of Democracy -- 9. Sentimental Imperialists: America in Asia -- 10. China's Long March Toward Modernization -- 11. Beyond the Revolution: Indonesia and Vietnam / Michael Williams -- 12. Siberian Salient: Russia in Pacific Asia / John J. Stephan -- 13. Pacific Century: Regional and Global Perspectives -- Representation of Foreign Words and Names.

ISBN

• 0813334713
• 9780813334714
• 0813337413 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

97042756

OCLC

• ocm37863948
• 37863948
• SCSB-764240

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library