1st Edition
Japan's Quest for Stability in Southeast Asia Navigating the Turning Points in Postwar Asia
By Taizo Miyagi
Copyright 2018
154 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
154 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
154 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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More than any other region in the world, Asia has witnessed tremendous change in the post-war era. A continent once engulfed by independence and revolution, and later by the Cold War and civil war, has now been transformed into the world’s most economically dynamic region. What caused this change in Asia? The key to answering this question lies in the post-war history of maritime Asia and, in... Read more
Prologue
1. The Birth of "Asia"
2. Japan's "Southward Advance" and Its Repercussions
3. The Struggle Over Decolonization
4. 1965-The Turning Point in Postwar Asia
5. The Thawing of the Asian Cold War
Epilogue
Biography
Taizo Miyagi is Professor in the Faculty of Global Studies at Sophia University, Japan. His recent publications include Gendai Nihon gaiko-shi (History of Contemporary Japanese Diplomacy, 2016).
