A Continent Erupts Decolonization, Civi Ronald H Spector Hardcover

Description: Title: A Continent Erupts: Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945-1955 Author: Spector, Ronald H. Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Binding: Hardcover Pages: 560 Dimensions: 9.35h x 6.39w x 1.41d Product Weight: 2.04 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780393254655 The end of World War II led to the United States' emergence as a global superpower. For war-ravaged Western Europe it marked the beginning of decades of unprecedented cooperation and prosperity that one historian has labeled "the long peace." Yet half a world away, in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, and Malaya--the fighting never really stopped, as these regions sought to completely sever the yoke of imperialism and colonialism with all-too-violent consequences.East and Southeast Asia quickly became the most turbulent regions of the globe. Within weeks of the famous surrender ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, civil war, communal clashes, and insurgency engulfed the continent, from Southeast Asia to the Soviet border. By early 1947, full-scale wars were raging in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam, with growing guerrilla conflicts in Korea and Malaya. Within a decade after the Japanese surrender, almost all of the countries of South, East, and Southeast Asia that had formerly been conquests of the Japanese or colonies of the European powers experienced wars and upheavals that resulted in the deaths of at least 2.5 million combatants and millions of civilians.With A Continent Erupts, acclaimed military historian Ronald H. Spector draws on letters, diaries, and international archives to provide, for the first time, a comprehensive military history and analysis of these little-known but decisive events. Far from being simply offshoots of the Cold War, as they have often been portrayed, these shockingly violent conflicts forever changed the shape of Asia, and the world as we know it today.   Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer

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Book Title: Continent Erupts : Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945?1955

Number of Pages: 560 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

Item Height: 0.1 in

Topic: Modern / 20th Century, Asia / General, International Relations / General, General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Violence in Society, World / Asian, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism

Publication Year: 2022

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Political Science, Social Science, History

Item Weight: 32.6 Oz

Item Length: 0.9 in

Author: Ronald H. Spector

Item Width: 0.6 in

Format: Hardcover