Table of Contents

Table 1: Book Structure
Maps
Abbreviations

1. Introduction: the world of Asia-Pacific
2. Revolutionary China
3. The Restoration of Japan
4. Korea: a country divided by war (1945-53)
5. Korea North and South (1953-2006)
6. Thailand: a history of success
7. The Battle for Indochina
8. Cambodia: a kingdom upside down
9. Malaysia and Singapore: invention of Asian values
10. The Philippines: corruption and democracy
11. Indonesia: the long road to justice and reform
12. Timor Leste: a war of independence (1999)
13. The Russian Far East: the GULAG legacy
14. Migration: gains and losses
15. Crime: piracy, smuggling and terrorism
16. The American West Coast and the US Pacific Empire
17. Australia
18. The New Asia-Pacific: hope and despair
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

By the end of the twentieth century, China was on its way to becoming one of the greatest powers in the world. 
Asia-Pacific is an account of what happened throughout the whole region since 1900.

About the Author

Thomas Crump, born into a family of authors, published his first book in 1963.  In the course of more than 40 years spent mainly as an academic, Thomas Crump has published many books. Since retirement in 1994 he has extended his range to write new books about history, science and medicine.

Reviews

"Students should find the content eminently accessible and easy to digest...they would find it interesting."The Journal of Asian Studies, 2010