Empires at war : a short history of modern Asia since World War II / Francis Pike.

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Pike, Francis

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TextPublication details: London : New York ; I.B. Tauris, c2011.Description: 860 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781848858657

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Pt. 1. American Empire and its competitors: 1621-1945 -- 1. American Empire and its competitors -- Pt. 2. Asia's post-war settlement -- 2. Postdam, Hiroshima and the Atom Bomb : Japan, 1945 -- 3. Mao and the Chinese Revolution : China, 1945-54 -- 4. Emperor Hirohito and the Tokyo War Crimes Trial : Japan, 1945-8 -- 5. Mahatma Gandhi: passive aggression : India, 1945-7 -- 6. An iron curtain has descended : America-Soviet Union, 1945-61 -- 7. Stalin, Mao and Truman : post-war alliances : China, 1945-50 -- 8. Chiang Kai Shek and the flight to Taiwan : Taiwan, 1945-9 -- 9. MacArthur, Yoshida and the American occupation of Japan : Japan, 1945-54 -- 10. Ho Chi Minh and the battle of Dien Bien Phu : Vietnam, 1945-54 -- 11. General Phibun : national socialist dictator : Thailand, 1945-58 -- 12. From independence to dependency : Philippines, 1945-60 -- 13. Lord Mountbatten and the partition of India : India-Pakistan, 1945-7 -- 14. Origins of the Korean War : Korea, 1945-50 -- 15. Aung San : revolutionary and turncoat : Burma, 1945-9 -- 16. Sukarno : the Founding Father : Indonesia, 1945-50 -- 17. Independence and the racial contract : Malaysia, 1945-80 -- 18. Lee Kuan Yew : pocket giant : Singapore, 1945-64 -- 19. Capitalist redoubt : Hong Kong : Hong Kong, 1945-97 -- Pt. 3. Cold War in the balance -- 20. The Korean War. : Korea, 1950-3 -- 21. The great leap forward : China, 1949-61 -- 22. Dictatorship and prosperity : Taiwan, 1947-75 -- 23. Nehru : the fashioning of a legend : India, 1945-65 -- 24. Jinnah and Pakistan's failed constitution : Pakistan, 1945-65 -- 25. Fall of Rhee and Park's "economic miracle" : South Korea, 1954-79 -- 26. Kim II Sung : the "Great Leader" : North Korea, 1950-80 -- 27. The Todai oligarchs : Japan, 1955-92 -- 28. The Cultural Revolution : China, 1961-70 -- 29. Indira Gandhi : a study in nepotism : India, 1966-84. -- 30. Kennedy : Vietnam and the Vienna Summit : Vietnam, 1954-63 -- 31. The year of tliving dangerously : Indonesia, 1950-68 -- 32. LBJ and the Vietnam quagmire : Vietnam, 1963-9 -- 33. The trouble with the tigers : Sri Lanka, 1945-94 -- 34. Nixon in China : America-China, 1969-71 -- 35. The night of the intellectuals : Bangladesh-Pakistan, 1965-73 -- 36. Tet offensive: lost victories : America-Vietnam, 1968-75 -- 37. The bombing of Cambodia : Cambodia, 1969-73 -- 38. Revoulution's end : the deaths of Mao, Zhou Enlai and Lin Biao : China, 1970-6 -- 39. The murder of Aquino : the disgrace of Ferdinand Marcos : Philippines, 1960-86 -- 40. Coup's d'etat : a way of life : Thailand, 1958-91 -- 41. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and General Mohammed Zia ul-Haq : Pakistan, 1973-88 -- 42. Pol Pot : deconstruction and genocide : Cambodia, 1973-79 -- Pt. 4. Communism in retreat -- 43. The gang of four : China 1976-9 -- 44. The end of the tyrants : Korea, 1979-2001 -- 45. Dr. Mahathir : the acerbic autocrat : Malaysia, 1981-2003 -- 46. Suharto : rule of the kleptocrats : Indonesia, 1965-98 -- 47. Rogue State : North Korea, 1980-2005 -- 48. Bloodlust and revenge : Bangladesh, 1971-96 -- 49. Cory Aquino and the rocky path to democracy : Philippines, 1986-2000 -- 50. Deng Xiaoping "Capitalist Roader No. 2" : China, 1974-96 -- 51. Benazir and Sharif : raise and fall of the demagogues : Pakistan, 1988-99 -- 52. The narcotic state : Burma, 1948-2005 -- 53. Rajiv Gandhi : the reluctant pilot : India, 1984-9 -- 54. The Tiananmen Square massacre : China, 1987-9 -- 55. Property crash and the lost decade : Japan, 1990-2000 -- 56. Narasimha Rao and the Quiet Revolution : India, 1990-2003 -- 57. The savagaging of the Tiger Economics : Asia, 1980-97 -- 58. A bungled surrender : Hong Kong, 1980-97 -- 59. One China or two? : Taiwan, 1947-2005 -- 60. Nukes and mullahs : Pakistan, 1973-2005 -- Pt. 5. End of America's Asian empire -- 61. Asia redux : Asia: 1990-2010 -- 62. From Cold War to End of Empire : America-Asia: 1945-2010.

Summary: Asia - with four billion people, almost two-thirds of the world's population, a huge landmass and the fastest-growing economies - has in the past decade transformed the geopolitical global balance. Taking the bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 as its starting point, it chronicles the modern fortunes of fourteen Asian countries. The iconic figures of post-World War II Asia - Mao, Gandhi, Nehru, Ho Chi Minh, Kim Il Sung, General MacArthur and Lord Mountbatten - figure prominently but so also do a great many lesser-known but pivotal figures.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. American Empire and its competitors: 1621-1945 --
1. American Empire and its competitors --
Pt. 2. Asia's post-war settlement --
2. Postdam, Hiroshima and the Atom Bomb : Japan, 1945 --
3. Mao and the Chinese Revolution : China, 1945-54 --
4. Emperor Hirohito and the Tokyo War Crimes Trial : Japan, 1945-8 --
5. Mahatma Gandhi: passive aggression : India, 1945-7 --
6. An iron curtain has descended : America-Soviet Union, 1945-61 --
7. Stalin, Mao and Truman : post-war alliances : China, 1945-50 --
8. Chiang Kai Shek and the flight to Taiwan : Taiwan, 1945-9 --
9. MacArthur, Yoshida and the American occupation of Japan : Japan, 1945-54 --
10. Ho Chi Minh and the battle of Dien Bien Phu : Vietnam, 1945-54 --
11. General Phibun : national socialist dictator : Thailand, 1945-58 --
12. From independence to dependency : Philippines, 1945-60 --
13. Lord Mountbatten and the partition of India : India-Pakistan, 1945-7 --
14. Origins of the Korean War : Korea, 1945-50 --
15. Aung San : revolutionary and turncoat : Burma, 1945-9 --
16. Sukarno : the Founding Father : Indonesia, 1945-50 --
17. Independence and the racial contract : Malaysia, 1945-80 --
18. Lee Kuan Yew : pocket giant : Singapore, 1945-64 --
19. Capitalist redoubt : Hong Kong : Hong Kong, 1945-97 --
Pt. 3. Cold War in the balance --
20. The Korean War. : Korea, 1950-3 --
21. The great leap forward : China, 1949-61 --
22. Dictatorship and prosperity : Taiwan, 1947-75 --
23. Nehru : the fashioning of a legend : India, 1945-65 --
24. Jinnah and Pakistan's failed constitution : Pakistan, 1945-65 --
25. Fall of Rhee and Park's "economic miracle" : South Korea, 1954-79 --
26. Kim II Sung : the "Great Leader" : North Korea, 1950-80 --
27. The Todai oligarchs : Japan, 1955-92 --
28. The Cultural Revolution : China, 1961-70 --
29. Indira Gandhi : a study in nepotism : India, 1966-84. --
30. Kennedy : Vietnam and the Vienna Summit : Vietnam, 1954-63 --
31. The year of tliving dangerously : Indonesia, 1950-68 --
32. LBJ and the Vietnam quagmire : Vietnam, 1963-9 --
33. The trouble with the tigers : Sri Lanka, 1945-94 --
34. Nixon in China : America-China, 1969-71 --
35. The night of the intellectuals : Bangladesh-Pakistan, 1965-73 --
36. Tet offensive: lost victories : America-Vietnam, 1968-75 --
37. The bombing of Cambodia : Cambodia, 1969-73 --
38. Revoulution's end : the deaths of Mao, Zhou Enlai and Lin Biao : China, 1970-6 --
39. The murder of Aquino : the disgrace of Ferdinand Marcos : Philippines, 1960-86 --
40. Coup's d'etat : a way of life : Thailand, 1958-91 --
41. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and General Mohammed Zia ul-Haq : Pakistan, 1973-88 --
42. Pol Pot : deconstruction and genocide : Cambodia, 1973-79 --
Pt. 4. Communism in retreat --
43. The gang of four : China 1976-9 --
44. The end of the tyrants : Korea, 1979-2001 --
45. Dr. Mahathir : the acerbic autocrat : Malaysia, 1981-2003 --
46. Suharto : rule of the kleptocrats : Indonesia, 1965-98 --
47. Rogue State : North Korea, 1980-2005 --
48. Bloodlust and revenge : Bangladesh, 1971-96 --
49. Cory Aquino and the rocky path to democracy : Philippines, 1986-2000 --
50. Deng Xiaoping "Capitalist Roader No. 2" : China, 1974-96 --
51. Benazir and Sharif : raise and fall of the demagogues : Pakistan, 1988-99 --
52. The narcotic state : Burma, 1948-2005 --
53. Rajiv Gandhi : the reluctant pilot : India, 1984-9 --
54. The Tiananmen Square massacre : China, 1987-9 --
55. Property crash and the lost decade : Japan, 1990-2000 --
56. Narasimha Rao and the Quiet Revolution : India, 1990-2003 --
57. The savagaging of the Tiger Economics : Asia, 1980-97 --
58. A bungled surrender : Hong Kong, 1980-97 --
59. One China or two? : Taiwan, 1947-2005 --
60. Nukes and mullahs : Pakistan, 1973-2005 --
Pt. 5. End of America's Asian empire --
61. Asia redux : Asia: 1990-2010 --
62. From Cold War to End of Empire : America-Asia: 1945-2010.

Asia - with four billion people, almost two-thirds of the world's population, a huge landmass and the fastest-growing economies - has in the past decade transformed the geopolitical global balance. Taking the bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 as its starting point, it chronicles the modern fortunes of fourteen Asian countries. The iconic figures of post-World War II Asia - Mao, Gandhi, Nehru, Ho Chi Minh, Kim Il Sung, General MacArthur and Lord Mountbatten - figure prominently but so also do a great many lesser-known but pivotal figures.

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