The Pacific Century Study Guide

Mark Borthwick, Gil Latz

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781000304206
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politique et relations internationales
• Subtopic: Politique asiatique

Poised to enter the twenty-first century, the Asia-Pacific region has emerged as a global economic and political powerhouse. Mark Borthwicks Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia stresses broad, cross-cutting themes of regional history, with an emphasis on the interactions between cultures and nations. This study guide is an indispensable volume that provides a comprehensive overview, chapter-by-chapter outlines, definitions of key terms, identification of key people, places, and events, and a list of books for additional reading.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• UNIT ONE — Dynasties, Empires, and Ages of Commerce: Pacific Asia to the Nineteenth Century
• UNIT TWO — The Seaborne Barbarians: Incursions by the West
• UNIT THREE — Meiji: Japan in the Age of Imperialism
• UNIT FOUR — The Rise of Nationalism and Communism
• UNIT FIVE — Maelstrom: The Pacific War and Its Aftermath
• UNIT SIX — Post-WWII Asia: Reinventing Japan, Redividing Korea
• UNIT SEVEN — Miracle by Design: The Postwar Resurgence of Japan
• UNIT EIGHT — The New Asian Capitalists
• UNIT NINE — Power, Authority, and the Advent of Democracy
• UNIT TEN — Sentimental Imperialists: America in Asia
• UNIT ELEVEN — China's Long March Toward Modernization
• UNIT TWELVE, Section One — Beyond the Revolution: Indonesia and Vietnam
• UNIT TWELVE, Section Two — Siberian Salient: Russia in Pacific Asia
• UNIT THIRTEEN Pacific Century: The Regional Perspective
• ANSWER KEY TO TIME-FRAME QUESTIONS