Arc of empire [electronic resource] : America's wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam / Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine.
Hunt, Michael H.; Levine, Steven I.
2012
DS35 .H96 2012eb
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Title Arc of empire [electronic resource] : America's wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam / Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine.
Author Hunt, Michael H.
ISBN 9780807882566 (electronic book)
9780807835289
Imprint Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (340 p.) : ill., maps
Call Number DS35 .H96 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 355.02095/0904
Summary "Although conventionally treated as separate, America's four wars in Asia were actually phases in a sustained U.S. bid for regional dominance, according to Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine. This effort unfolded as an imperial project in which military power and the imposition of America's political will were crucial. Devoting equal attention to Asian and American perspectives, the authors follow the long arc of conflict across seventy-five years from the Philippines through Japan and Korea to Vietnam, tracing along the way American ambition, ascendance, and ultimate defeat. They show how these wars are etched deeply in eastern Asia's politics and culture." - Publishers description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Levine, Steven I.
Series H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series.
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Introduction : four wars and the problem of empire
The Philippines, 1899-1902 : the imperial impulse unleashed
Japan, 1941-1945 : securing dominance
Korea, 1950-1953 : dominance challenged
Vietnam, 1965-1973 : dominance undone
Conclusion : empire and aftermath.

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