The Battle for Asia: From Decolonization to Globalization (Asia's Transformations) - Hardcover

Berger, Mark T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415325285 ISBN 13: 9780415325288

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Mark T. Berger is Senior Lecturer in International Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has published widely in international journals and is the co-editor of The Rise of East Asia: Critical Visions of the Pacific Century.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415325285
• ISBN 13: 9780415325288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 356