Crump, Thomas <br/><br/>
Asia-Pacific: a history of empire and conflict/ 
Thomas Crump. 
 - London :  New York :  Hambledon Continuum,  2007. 
 - xv, 383 p. :  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes biblioraphical references (p. [351]-354) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: the world of Asia-Pacific -- Revolutionary China -- The restoration of Japan -- Korea: a country divided by war (1945-53) -- Korea; North and South (1953—2006) -- Thailand; a history of success -- The battle for Indochina -- Cambodia: a kingdom upside down -- Malaysia and Singapore: invention of Asian values -- The Philippines: corruption and democracy -- Indonesia: the long road to justice and reform -- Timor Leste: a war of independence (1999) -- The Russian Far East: the GULAG legacy -- Migration: gains and losses -- Crime: piracy, smuggling and terrorism -- The American west coast and the US Pacific empire -- Australia -- The new Asia-Pacific: hope and despair 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1852855185 (hbk.) 9781852855185 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Asia -- History -- 20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Asia--History
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>950  / CRU/A