The United States in the Asia-Pacific Since 1945

The United States in the Asia-Pacific Since 1945
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 0521007259
ISBN-13 : 9780521007252
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Book Synopsis The United States in the Asia-Pacific Since 1945 by : Roger Buckley

Download or read book The United States in the Asia-Pacific Since 1945 written by Roger Buckley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a fast-moving and incisive narrative, Roger Buckley examines America s close and continuous relationship with the Asia-Pacific region from the end of the Pacific War to the first days of the Presidency of George W. Bush. The author traces the responses of the United States government to the major crises in the area through the Cold War decades and the initial post-Cold War years. He demonstrates how the US sought to maintain its dominant regional position through a series of security alliances and its own political, military and economic strengths. Professor Buckley examines the subject from geopolitical perspectives to provide a gateway to the understanding of a complex region certain to be of global importance in the twenty-first century.


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