Empires at War: A Short History of Modern Asia Since World War II

by Francis Pike

Book Overview

Asia - with four billion people, almost two-thirds of the world's population, a huge landmass and the fastest-growing economies - has in the past decade transformed the geopolitical global balance. "Empires at War" gives a dramatic narrative account of how this 'Modern Asia' came into being. Taking the bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 as its starting point, Francis Pike chronicles the modern fortunes of fourteen Asian countries. The iconic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848858655
• ISBN13: 9781848858657
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"