Pacific century : the emergence of modern Pacific Asia
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Bibliographic Information
Pacific century : the emergence of modern Pacific Asia
Westview Press, c2014
4th ed
- : pbk
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book examines the role of the international financial system in the development of Pacific Asia and, conversely, the region's growing influence on North America and the world economy. It looks at the distant future, being devoted primarily to understanding the emergence of modern Pacific Asia.
Table of Contents
Preface to the 4th Edition -- Introduction -- Dynasties, Empires, and Ages of Commerce -- Seaborne Barbarians -- Meiji -- The Rise of Nationalism and Communism -- Maelstrom -- Miracle by Design -- The New Asian Capitalists -- Power, Authority, and the Advent of Democracy -- Sentimental Imperialists -- China's Long March Toward Modernization -- Beyond the Revolution -- Siberian Salient -- Asia's Resurgence and Its Global Implications -- Time Chart: Chronology and Geography in Pacific Asia -- Representation of Foreign Words and Names -- About the Book and Author
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