The Pacific Basin Since 1945: An International History

ISBN-13: 9781138160699 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 364 str.

Roger C. Thompson

Opis

The new edition of this pioneering study traces the postwar inter-relationships of all the rim and island nations. Integrating a wide range of information from published and unpublished sources - including recently-opened Russian and American archives and the first-hand experiences of participants - it provides a unique impression of the make-up of the region, and the tensions within it.   Vigorously written and strongly argued, no other account brings together all the threads of the development of international relations in this complex and fascinating region.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

 Roger C. Thompson