The New Asian Renaissance

This study provides a history of East Asia, tracing the essential stages in the rise of the region from its birth under colonial rule to the post-Cold War era. ... » 

This study provides a history of East Asia, tracing the essential stages in the rise of the region from its birth under colonial rule to the post-Cold War era. An outline is provided of the major forces that have shaped East Asia into its present economic, political and social shape. «