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UNINA9910455711303321 |
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Titolo |
Trans-Pacific relations [[electronic resource] ] : America, Europe, and Asia in the twentieth century / / edited by Richard Jensen, Jon Davidann, and Yoneyuki Sugita |
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Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-42309-9 |
9786610423095 |
0-313-01323-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Collana |
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Perspectives on the twentieth century, , 1538-9626 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JensenRichard J |
DavidannJon Thares <1961-> |
SugitaYoneyuki <1962-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Asia Relations United States |
United States Relations Asia |
Asia Relations Europe |
Europe Relations Asia |
Asia History 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Series Foreword; Introduction. The United States and the West in Asia in the Twentieth Century: The Growth and Limits of Power; I. The West Turns to Asia: The United States, Europe, Japan, and China, 1880 to World War II; II. American Entrenchment in Asia: World War II, Occupation, and Neo-Colonialism; III. The Limits of Power: The United States in Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand in the Cold War; IV. Orbiting the Western Sun: The Western Impact in Japan and China; Index; About the Editors and Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This broad-based study of Western-Asian relations considers images of and actions by the United States, along with Britain and Germany, in the course of dealings with Asian nations such as China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Other case studies focus on |
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inter-Asian relations between Japan and Korea; China and Japan; and Thailand and Vietnam. The essays encompass a wide range of recent scholarship, including cultural, economic, demographic, and intellectual approaches to military and diplomatic themes.||Western influence, primarily American, in Asia grew consistently dur |
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