Asia-Pacific: a history of empire and conflict / Thomas Crump
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TextPublication details: London; New York: Hambledon Continuum, 2007Description: xv, 383 p.: ill., maps; 24 cmISBN: 1852855185 (hbk.); 9781852855185 (hbk.)Subject(s): Asia -- HistoryDDC classification: 950 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 950 CRU/A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P29962 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-354) and index.
1 Introduction: the world of Asia-Pacific-- 2 Revolutionary China -- 3 The restoration of Japan -- 4 Korea: a country divided by war (1945-53) -- 5 Korea: North and South (1953-2006) -- 6 Thailand: a history of success -- 7 The battle for Indochina -- 8 Cambodia: a kingdom upside down -- 9 Malaysia and Singapore: invention of Asian values -- 10 The Philippines: corruption and democracy -- 11 Indonesia: the long road to justice and reform -- 12 Timor Leste: a war of independence (1999) -- 13 The Russian Far East: the GULAG legacy -- 14 Migration: gains and losses -- 15 Crime: piracy, smuggling and terrorism -- 16 The American west coast and the US Pacific empire -- 17 Australia -- 18 The new Asia-Pacific: hope and despair.
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