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Makers of Modern Asia
Ramachandra Guha
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Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: RG. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
Hardly more than a decade old, the twenty-first century has already been dubbed the Asian Century in recognition of China and India's increasing importance in world affairs. Yet discussions of Asia seem fixated on economic indicators--gross national product, per capita income, share of global trade. Makers of Modern Asia reorients our understanding of contemporary Asia by highlighting the political leaders, not billionaire businessmen, who helped launch the Asian Century. The nationalists who crafted modern Asia were as much thinkers as activists, men and women who theorized and organized anticolonial movements, strategized and directed military campaigns, and designed ... Read more
Hardly more than a decade old, the twenty-first century has already been dubbed the Asian Century in recognition of China and India's increasing importance in world affairs. Yet discussions of Asia seem fixated on economic indicators--gross national product, per capita income, share of global trade. Makers of Modern Asia reorients our understanding of contemporary Asia by highlighting the political leaders, not billionaire businessmen, who helped launch the Asian Century. The nationalists who crafted modern Asia were as much thinkers as activists, men and women who theorized and organized anticolonial movements, strategized and directed military campaigns, and designed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
517g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674970809
SKU
V9780674970809
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About Ramachandra Guha
Ramachandra Guha is a leading historian of modern India, living in Bangalore. His books include Gandhi Before India and India After Gandhi. Ramachandra Guha is a leading historian of modern India, living in Bangalore. His books include Gandhi Before India and India After Gandhi. Jay Taylor is a Research Associate at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. ... Read more
Reviews for Makers of Modern Asia
[An] entertaining and illuminating collection of essays... The chapters on Sukarno, by James Rush, and on Bhutto, by Farzana Shaikh, are exceptional.
The Economist (08/30/2014) Biographies of 11 galvanizers of modern Asian nationalism, from Gandhi to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, underscore the importance of politics before economics... Editor Guha reminds Western readers in his introduction that to concentrate on Asia's stunning recent ... Read more
The Economist (08/30/2014) Biographies of 11 galvanizers of modern Asian nationalism, from Gandhi to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, underscore the importance of politics before economics... Editor Guha reminds Western readers in his introduction that to concentrate on Asia's stunning recent ... Read more