The the Cold War in East Asia, 1945-1991 - (Cold War International History Project) by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This collection studies Asia as a second front in the Cold War, examining U.S.-Soviet rivalry in terms of the foreign policies of China, Japan, North and South Korea, the USSR, and the United States. It argues that, as a second front, the Cold War in East Asia influenced the shape of the main East-West front and also the Cold War's development in the third world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This collection studies Asia as a second front in the Cold War, examining U.S.-Soviet rivalry in terms of the foreign policies of China, Japan, North and South Korea, the USSR, and the United States. It argues that, as a second front, the Cold War in East Asia influenced the shape of the main East-West front and also the Cold War's development in the third world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A studious and scholarly work from many historians and thinkers . . . <i>The Cold War in East Asia, 1945-1991</i> is a fascinating and scholarly study of the era and its impact that will be felt for many years to come. Highly recommended.--<i>Midwest Book Review</i><br><br>The book consists of eleven essays on various aspects of the Cold War in Asia, plus a lengthy and informative introduction by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa . . . Together they constitute a remarkable, pioneering work about the Cold War in Asia based on a remarkably broad range of mostly newly available archival materials in Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. This is first-rate international history . . . In conclusion, this volume represents major accomplishments. All of the included essays are based on serious research in Asian and Russian primary sources. They deepen our understanding of the inner workings of all the countries involved and are well written . . . All in all, the authors deserve our congratulations for putting together such a stimulating group of essays, and Tsuyoshi Hasegawa deserves our gratitude for putting it all together.--Kenton Clymer "<i>Journal of Northeast Asian History</i>"<br><br>There is, clearly, a real need for a book of this sort and it will doubtless be welcomed by scholars in all of those fields, as well as international/diplomatic historians more broadly and area specialists and comparativists in Political Science.--Robert McMahon "Professor of History at Ohio State University"<br><br>This edited volume provides a wealth of new information coming from fresh research in Japanese, American, East European, U.S., and Chinese archival and primary sources. This is an important contribution to the state of the field.--Christopher Goscha "Associate Professor of History at University of Quebec at Montreal"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Tsuyoshi Hasegawa is Professor of History at University of California, Santa Barbara.
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