The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
- S. Lee, K. Pomeranz
- Economics, History
- 2001
Why did modern economic growth start in the West, and not elsewhere? What was it about England that made it home to industrialization? Questions such as these, which surround the origins of…
Reorient Global Economy in the Asian Age
Andre Gunder Frank asks us to re-orient our views away from Eurocentrism - to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. In a bold challenge…
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
- Herbert P. Bix, S. Lee
- History
- 22 August 2000
Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeIn this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose…
Cosmopolitan Capitalists: Hong Kong and the Chinese Diaspora at the End of the Twentieth Century
- S. Lee, G. Hamilton
- Art
- 1 October 2000
At midnight on June 30, 1997, Hong Kong became part of the People's Republic of China. The transfer of Hong Kong sovereignty from Great Britain to China was an extraordinary historical event,…
Culture and Economy: The Shaping of Capitalism in Eastern Asia
- S. Lee, T. Brook, H. V. Luong
- Economics
- 1999
Outposts of Empire: Korea, Vietnam, and the Origins of the Cold War in Asia, 1949-1954
- S. Lee
- Political Science
- 1 August 1995
Following World War II the United States, determined to prevent the extension of Soviet and Communist Chinese influence, took the lead in organizing the defence of Western interests in Asia. In…
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiovascular Testing in Asia
- Takashi Kudo, R. Lahey, X. Nguyen
- MedicineJACC: Asia
- 1 September 2021
Britain, Southeast Asia, and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945-1950
- Nicholas Tarling, S. Lee
- History
- 1 October 2000
Preface List of abbreviations Maps 1. Wartime plans for post-war Southeast Asia, 1942-1945 2. Southeast Asia after the Japanese surrender, 1945-1946 3. The re-establishment of colonial regimes in…
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