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

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 incis...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : : Columbia University Press, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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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