A Continent Erupts: Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945-1955

by Ronald H. Spector

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324064447
• ISBN13: 9781324064442
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.2"