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Power and Primacy; A History of Western Intervention in the Asia-Pacific Paperback – 10 Dec. 2019
by A.B. Abrams (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
752 pages
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English
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Peter Lang UK
Publication date
10 Dec. 2019
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shaunchan678
5.0 out of 5 stars Unmissable Addition to Scholarship. Must read!Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 April 2019
I read this over the weekend and it provides all you need to understand the current and historical nature of Western intervention in the Asia-Pacific. This really shifted my worldview and perception of current conflicts between the U.S. and China/ North Korea. Excellent reading.
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Mimi Saad
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this for a comprehensive understanding of Western intervention in AsiaReviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2019
I read this book over the weekend and it provides a truly comprehensive understanding of Western intervention in the Asia-Pacific over 70 years, showing consistencies and patterns in Western policy towards Asia in a way no other work has so far. I strongly recommend. Must read.
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Jill Chen
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fabulous Book!Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2019
The author gives a totally different perspective towards these major historical events in Asia, giving me many reflections on the way our Asians used to think upon these conflicts and nations. An amazing book that 100% worth reading!
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Arya
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful to understand Asia Pacific politics and the evolving balance of powerReviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2019
After flicking through this book at the bookshop I had to buy it to read more. My eyes were pretty much glued to it for the whole week and it revolutionized my thinking on East Asian history and the Western role. I strongly recommend this, as it sheds new light on many key events by providing vital information which is rarely found in conventional reporting
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theboys667
5.0 out of 5 stars This one is a mustReviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 May 2019
I have been anticipating this release for some time, and let me tell you - it did not disappoint. Evidently very well researched, and written in a clear, thorough manner.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Reading Abrams' "Power and Primacy", I gained a unique understanding of Asia-Pacific politicsReviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 May 2019
Read this last week and loved it. Must read. Strongly recommend this to anyone interested in East Asian politics. Provides new perspectives which are vital but absent from many Western centric debates.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must readReviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2019
Excellent in that it is both well argued, clear, but also extremely well written. I agree with the previous reviewer that this book is an excellent content of major historical events in Asia, elucidating the complex and little-known history of western intervention in the Asia-Pacific. This book helps me to build a comprehensive understanding of the current Western-dominated system by connecting assessments of both the past and the present. I recommend this book to all those studying Comparative Politics or international relation.
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Part I War with Japan and its Aftermath: How Western Powers Met New Challenges to their Dominance in the Pacific - Japanese Empire: The Rise and Fall of Asia's First Independent Industrial Power and How It Undermined Western Hegemony in the Pacific - The War Against a Defeated Japan: Elimination of a Threat to Western Hegemony in Asia - Emergence of a People's Republic in China: Efforts to Undermine the Rise of an Independent Asian Power - Sukarnoism and the Rise and Fall of an Independent Indonesia: Wars both Overt and Covert to Return an Asian Power to Western Clienthood - America in the Philippines: How the United States Established a Colony and Later Neo-Colony in the Pacific - Vietnam's Thirty Years of War - Intervention and Conflict in Korea - The Outbreak of War in Korea - The Korean War: Part I - Meeting a New Challenge to Western Regional Primacy - The Korean War: Part II - Mass Destruction - The Korean War: Conduct of Western Militaries on the Ground - The U.S. Military in South Korea: Comfort Women and Destitution - Targeting North Korea: Cognitive Dissonance and Information War - A Shifting Balance of Power and the West's Role in Asia Today - Modern Japan and Western Policy in Asia - Economic War on Asia: South Korea and the Asian Tigers - Asia Divided: Unifying Economic Initiatives in the Asia-Pacific as a Threat to Western Primacy - The Russian Factor in the Asia-Pacific - Western Militaries in the Asia Pacific Today: Part I - China's Rise and the End of the "Anglo Saxon Lake" - Western Militaries in the Asia Pacific Today: Part II - China's Twenty-first-century Confrontation with the West - North Korea: Nuclear Weapons and Ideology.
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The author is an expert on Asia-Pacific international relations, recent history and geopolitics.
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Power and Primacy; A History of Western Intervention in the Asia-Pacific Paperback – 10 Dec. 2019
by A.B. Abrams (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
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
752 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Peter Lang UK
Publication date
10 Dec. 2019
Dimensions
Customer reviews
4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
10 global ratings
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shaunchan678
5.0 out of 5 stars Unmissable Addition to Scholarship. Must read!Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 April 2019
I read this over the weekend and it provides all you need to understand the current and historical nature of Western intervention in the Asia-Pacific. This really shifted my worldview and perception of current conflicts between the U.S. and China/ North Korea. Excellent reading.
3 people found this helpful
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Mimi Saad
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this for a comprehensive understanding of Western intervention in AsiaReviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2019
I read this book over the weekend and it provides a truly comprehensive understanding of Western intervention in the Asia-Pacific over 70 years, showing consistencies and patterns in Western policy towards Asia in a way no other work has so far. I strongly recommend. Must read.
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Jill Chen
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fabulous Book!Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2019
The author gives a totally different perspective towards these major historical events in Asia, giving me many reflections on the way our Asians used to think upon these conflicts and nations. An amazing book that 100% worth reading!
3 people found this helpful
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Arya
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful to understand Asia Pacific politics and the evolving balance of powerReviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2019
After flicking through this book at the bookshop I had to buy it to read more. My eyes were pretty much glued to it for the whole week and it revolutionized my thinking on East Asian history and the Western role. I strongly recommend this, as it sheds new light on many key events by providing vital information which is rarely found in conventional reporting
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theboys667
5.0 out of 5 stars This one is a mustReviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 May 2019
I have been anticipating this release for some time, and let me tell you - it did not disappoint. Evidently very well researched, and written in a clear, thorough manner.
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Reading Abrams' "Power and Primacy", I gained a unique understanding of Asia-Pacific politicsReviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 May 2019
Read this last week and loved it. Must read. Strongly recommend this to anyone interested in East Asian politics. Provides new perspectives which are vital but absent from many Western centric debates.
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Hanjing
5.0 out of 5 stars Must readReviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2019
Excellent in that it is both well argued, clear, but also extremely well written. I agree with the previous reviewer that this book is an excellent content of major historical events in Asia, elucidating the complex and little-known history of western intervention in the Asia-Pacific. This book helps me to build a comprehensive understanding of the current Western-dominated system by connecting assessments of both the past and the present. I recommend this book to all those studying Comparative Politics or international relation.
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