Power and Primacy - A.B. Abrams
Автор: | A.B. Abrams |
Издательство: | Ingram |
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Жанр произведения: | Историческая литература |
Год издания: | 0 |
isbn: | 9781788746144 |
Today the Asia-Pacific region stands on the verge of major change, with centuries of western dominated regional order being seriously challenged and quite possibly nearing its end. The emergence of a potential new order dominated by regional rather than extra-regional powers – an «Asia for the Asiatics» in the words of Japan’s pan-Asian scholars – means it is now more than ever essential to understand the history of the current western-dominated system, the full implications should it continue and the nature of the West’s intentions towards the region. This book undertakes the task of elucidating the complex and little-known history of western intervention in the Asia-Pacific, providing information critical to understanding contemporary developments