LEADER 04113nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910821953803321 005 20230124184435.0 010 $a0-8047-7723-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804777230 035 $a(CKB)2560000000072220 035 $a(EBL)683249 035 $a(OCoLC)713024227 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467182 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12192774 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467182 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10465946 035 $a(PQKB)10351935 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC683249 035 $a(DE-B1597)564408 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804777230 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL683249 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10459590 035 $a(OCoLC)1178768916 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000072220 100 $a20100812d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBecoming Asia$b[electronic resource] $echange and continuity in Asian international relations since World War II /$fAlice Lyman Miller and Richard Wich 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (331 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-7150-2 311 $a0-8047-7151-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPlanning the postwar world -- The Chinese Civil War -- Japan : occupation and recovery -- The Korean War -- Decolonization, nationalism, and revolution -- The U.S. alliance system -- The Sino-Soviet alliance -- The Vietnam War -- Strategic realignment -- The end of the Cold War -- The rise of China -- Entering the new century -- Change and continuity. 330 $aAt the conclusion of World War II, Asia was hardly more than a geographic expression. Yet today we recognize Asia as a vibrant and assertive region, fully transformed from the vulnerable nation-states that emerged following the Second World War. The transformation was by no means an inevitable one, but the product of two key themes that have dominated Asia's international relations since 1945: the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to enlist the region's states as assets in the Cold War, and the struggle of nationalistic Asian leaders to develop the domestic support to maintain power and independence in a dangerous international context. Becoming Asia provides a comprehensive, systemic account of how these themes played out in Asian affairs during the postwar years, covering not only East Asia, but South and Central Asia as well. In addition to exploring the interplay between nationalism and Cold War bipolarity during the first postwar decades, authors Alice Lyman Miller and Richard Wich chart the rise of largely export-led economies that are increasingly making the region the global center of gravity, and document efforts in the ongoing search for regional integration. The book also traces the origins and evolution of deep-rooted issues that remain high on the international agenda, such as the Taiwan question, the division of Korea and the threat of nuclear proliferation, the Kashmir issue, and the nuclearized Indian-Pakistani conflict, and offers an account of the rise of China and its implications for regional and global security and prosperity. Primary documents excerpted throughout the text?such as leaders' talks and speeches, international agreements, secret policy assessments?enrich accounts of events, offering readers insight into policymakers' assumptions and perceptions at the time. 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General$2bisacsh 607 $aAsia$xForeign relations$y1945- 607 $aAsia$xPolitics and government$y1945- 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. 676 $a327.5 700 $aMiller$b Alice Lyman$01651701 701 $aWich$b Richard$f1933-$01651702 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821953803321 996 $aBecoming Asia$94001806 997 $aUNINA