Charting America''s Cold War Waters in East Asia - Sovereignty, Local Interests, and International Security

"This book helps us comprehend the shifting political contours in postwar East Asia from a maritime perspective. The first of its kind in the English language, this book is for students, military professionals, specialists in East Asian history, and readers interested in international history more generally"--

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Finding a Local Partner in Postwar Maritime East Asia; 2. The Creation of a Mainland-based Forward Strategy; 3. Vying for Top Dog: the Navy-Army Struggle in Maritime East Asia; 4. Termination of the Mainland-based Forward Strategy; 5. The 1950 Crises and America's Changing Posture of Defence; 6. The Making of a New Maritime Strategy; 7. The International Law of the Sea and America's Unreliable Partners; 8. America's Strange Bedfellows in the International Arena; 9. Fishing for Protein in Cold War East Asia; 10. Jostling for Position: Black Gold, Natural Resource Exploration and Shifting Political Contours; Epilogue; Bibliography.

About the author

Kuan-Jen Chen is Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. His research focuses on Cold War history, modern East Asia, and US foreign policy.

Summary

This book helps us comprehend the shifting political contours in postwar East Asia from a maritime perspective. The first of its kind in the English language, this book is for students, military professionals, specialists in East Asian history, and readers interested in international history more generally.

Product details

• Authors: Kuan-Jen Chen, Kuan-Jen (Academia Sinica Chen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009418751
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0941875-1
• No. of pages: 350
• Series: Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, North America, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Diplomacy, East Asia, Far East, North America (USA and Canada), The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General