| The Battle for Asia: From Decolonization to Globalization Contributor(s): Berger, Mark T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415325293 ISBN-13: 9780415325295 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $85.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Asia has been an ideological battleground between capitalism and communism, between nationalism and Westernization and between the nation-state and globalization. This book is a history of the Asian region from 1945 to the present day, which delineates the various ideological battles over Asia's development. Subjects covered include: * theories of development * decolonization * US political and economic intervention * the effects of communism * the end of the Cold War * the rise of neo-liberalism * Asia after the crisis * Asia in the era of globalization Broad in sweep and rich in theory and empirical detail, this is an essential account of the growth of 'Asian miracle' and its turbulent position in the global economy of the twenty-first century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 950.42 |
| LCCN: 2003009743 |
| Series: Asia's Transformations (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.3" W x 9.22" (1.22 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Asia has long been an ideological battleground between capitalism and communism, between nationalism and Westernisation and between the nation-state and globalization. This book is a history of the Asian region from 1945 to the present day which delineates the various ideological battles over Asia's development. Subjects covered include: * theories of development * decolonization * US political and economic intervention * the effects of communism * the end of the Cold War * the rise of neo-liberalism * Asia after the crisis * Asia in the era of globalisation Broad in sweep and rich in theory and empirical detail, this is an essential account of the growth of 'Asian miracle' and its turbulent position in the global economy of the twenty-first century. |