Powerplay : : The Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia /

Powerplay : : The Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia / / Victor Cha.

While the American alliance system in Asia has been fundamental to the region's security and prosperity for seven decades, today it encounters challenges from the growth of China-based regional organizations. How was the American alliance system originally established in Asia, and is it current...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Cha, Victor,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Princeton Studies in International History and Politics ; 151
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.) :; 11 b/w illus., 11 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations and Tables
  • Preface
  • A note to the Reader
  • 1. The Puzzle
  • 2. The Argument: Powerplay
  • 3. Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia
  • 4. Taiwan: "Chaining Chiang"
  • 5. Korea: "Rhee- Straint"
  • 6. Japan: "Win Japan"
  • 7. Counterarguments
  • 8. Conclusion: US Alliances and the Complex Patchwork of Asia's Architecture
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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