East Asia at the Center : : Four Thousand Years of Engagement with the World / / / Warren I. Cohen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• VerfasserIn: Cohen, Warren I.,
• Author: Cohen, Warren I.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : : Columbia University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Long before the arrival of Western emissaries and powers, East Asian peoples and states were deeply involved in world affairs. In this sweeping account, Warren I. Cohen explores four millennia of international relations from the vantage points of China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.Writing incisively and authoritatively for readers at all levels, Cohen paints a broad but revealing portrait of East Asia's place in the world. He defines the region's boundaries widely, looking beyond China, Japan, and Korea to include Southeast Asia, and extends the scope of international relations to consider the vital role of cultural and economic exchanges. Cohen examines the system of Chinese domination in the ancient world, the exchanges between East Asia and the Islamic world, Chinese sea voyages to Arabia and East Africa, and the emergence of a European-defined international system. He chronicles the new imperialism of the 1890s, the ascendancy of Japan, the trials of World War II, the drama of the Cold War, and the transformations of East Asian states toward the close of the twentieth century. By showing that East Asia has often been preeminent on the world stage, this book not only recasts the past but also adds crucial historical perspective on international politics today.This second edition of East Asia at the Center features new material on the first decades of the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- Tables -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One The Emergence of an International System in East Asia -- Two Shadows Over Tang Splendor -- Three East Asia Uncentered -- Four The Mongol Ascendancy -- Five The Resurgence of Chinese Power and the Coming of Islam -- Six Europe and Japan Disrupt the East Asian International Order -- Seven The Great Qing Empire -- Eight Triumph of the West -- Nine The Ascendance of Japan -- Ten Challenge to the West -- Eleven War and Decolonization, 1932-1949 -- Twelve The Cold War in East Asia -- Thirteen The Resurgence of East Asian Economic Power -- Fourteen On the Eve of the Twenty-first Century -- Fifteen East Asia in the Twenty-first Century -- Closing Thoughts -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index