Asia and the Great War - A Shared History

There is no single volume that shines a light on Asia's collective involvement in the First World War, and the impact that war had on its societies. Moreover, no volume in any language explores the experiences Asian countries shared as they became embroiled, with divergent results, in the war and its repercussions. Asia and the Great War moves beyond the national or even international level by presenting a 'shared' history from non-national and transnational perspectives. Asian involvements make the Great War not only a true 'world' war but also a 'great' war. The war generated forces that would transform Asia both internally and externally. Asian involvement in the First World War is a unique chapter in both Asian and world history, with Asian participation transforming the meaning and implications of the broader conflict. Asia and the Great War also takes steps to recover memories of the war and re-evaluate the war in its Asian contexts. Asia's part in the war and the part the war played in the collective development of Asia represent the first steps of the long journey to full national independence and international recognition. This volume aims to bring the Great War more fully into Asian history and the people of Asia into the international history of the war, in the hope that the shared history could lay the groundwork for a shared future.

Product details

• Authors: Xu Guoqi, Xu (Professor of History Guoqi, Guoqi Xu, Guoqi Xu, Guoqi (Kalamazoo College Xu
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2016
• EAN: 9780199658190
• ISBN: 978-0-19-965819-0
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 245 mm x 20 mm
• Series: The Greater War; Print on demand; The Greater War
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; First World War, Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Asian History, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I