Makers of Modern Asia - Hardcover

Ramachandra Guha; Jay Taylor; Rana Mitter; Odd Arne Westad; Srinath Raghavan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674365410 ISBN 13: 9780674365414

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2014

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Review:

It is all too easy to forget the volcanic history that lies just beneath Asia's recent economic boom. Makers of Modern Asia" reminds us of the immediacy of this history by bringing together biographies of eleven national leaders of the 20th century whose ruthless pursuit of modernity and power must continue to shape Asia's course in the future. --Timothy Brook, author of "Mr. Selden's Map of China"

[...] entertaining and illuminating collection of essays [...] The strength of the idea lies in the 11 leaders it covers and the expertise of the writers assembled to tell their extraordinary stories [...] The chapters on Sukarno, by James Rush, and on Bhutto, by Farzana Shaikh, are exceptional. --The Economist

As evidence of (using the 'biographical method to explore wider social and political processes) Makers of Modern Asia offers eleven extended essays on the ten men and one woman deemed the thinker-politicians responsible for propelling the East into its Asian Century. Each essay is written by an acknowledged authority --Literary Review

About the Author:

Ramachandra Guha is a leading historian of modern India, living in Bangalore. His books include Gandhi Before India and India After Gandhi. Ramachandra Guha is a leading historian of modern India, living in Bangalore. His books include Gandhi Before India and India After Gandhi. Jay Taylor is a Research Associate at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. Rana Mitter is University Lecturer in Modern Chinese History and Politics, University of Oxford. Odd Arne Westad is Professor of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science. Srinath Raghavan is Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, and Senior Research Fellow at King's India Institute at King's College London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0674365410
• ISBN 13: 9780674365414
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 362