2nd Edition
The Pacific Basin since 1945 An International History
By Roger C. Thompson
Copyright 2001
360 Pages
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Routledge
364 Pages
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Routledge
364 Pages
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Routledge
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The nations of the Pacific Basin - in East and Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific islands and the Americas - make up the world's largest economic zone, and its most culturally diverse region. In recent years its Asian 'Tiger Economies' have suffered economic collapse and unfinished business from the Cold War has produced continuing conflict and instability. The new edition of this... Read more
Abbreviations. Introduction. 1. Postwar Asian reconstruction and political changes 1945-49. 2. Containing the advance of Asian communism, 1959-60. 3. Confrontations and co-operation in East and Southeast Asia, 1961-68.
4. Détente, Disengagement and invasion in East and Southeast Asia, 1969-795. Independence for some Pacific islands, 1945-80. 6. Arresting communism in Latin America, 1945-79. 7. Asian economic expansion and strategic change, 1980-908. 8. Conflicts and coups in the islands 1980-909. 9. War and co-operation in the western hemisphere 1980-9010. 10. The post-Cold War Pacific Basin since 1991. Conclusion.
4. Détente, Disengagement and invasion in East and Southeast Asia, 1969-795. Independence for some Pacific islands, 1945-80. 6. Arresting communism in Latin America, 1945-79. 7. Asian economic expansion and strategic change, 1980-908. 8. Conflicts and coups in the islands 1980-909. 9. War and co-operation in the western hemisphere 1980-9010. 10. The post-Cold War Pacific Basin since 1991. Conclusion.
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