Asia-Pacific: a history of empire and conflict/ Thomas Crump.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2007Description: xv, 383 p. : 24 cmISBN: 1852855185 (hbk.); 9781852855185 (hbk.)Subject(s): Asia -- History -- 20th century | Asia -- HistoryDDC classification: 950Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 950 CRU/A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P22266 |
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Includes biblioraphical references (p. [351]-354) and index.
Introduction: the world of Asia-Pacific -- Revolutionary China -- The restoration of Japan -- Korea: a country divided by war (1945-53) -- Korea; North and South (1953—2006) -- Thailand; a history of success -- The battle for Indochina -- Cambodia: a kingdom upside down -- Malaysia and Singapore: invention of Asian values -- The Philippines: corruption and democracy -- Indonesia: the long road to justice and reform -- Timor Leste: a war of independence (1999) -- The Russian Far East: the GULAG legacy -- Migration: gains and losses -- Crime: piracy, smuggling and terrorism -- The American west coast and the US Pacific empire -- Australia -- The new Asia-Pacific: hope and despair
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