Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: What is Asia? -- 1 The Changing Meanings and Ambiguity of Asia -- 2 New Asian Studies -- References -- Prosperity in Asia -- 1 China -- 1.1 The Order of Tianxia and the Rise of the Qing Dynasty -- 1.2 Power Games in Inner Asia -- 1.3 East and West Interaction in the Qing Dynasty -- 2 India and the Land and Sea Networks Surrounding It -- 3 Early Modern Japan -- 3.1 Political Consolidation -- 3.2 Managing Borders -- 3.3 Political Ideology and Cultural Fermentation -- 3.4 Commercialization and the Problem of Governance -- 3.5 Crisis Within and Without -- 4 East Meets West -- 4.1 South and Southeast Asia -- 4.2 East Asia -- References -- Colonization and Imperialism -- 1 India -- 1.1 The "Eighteenth Century Problem" and British Rule in India -- 1.2 From the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century to the Revolt of 1857 -- 1.3 From the Aftermath of the Revolt of 1857 to the First World War -- 1.4 Restructuring of Indian Society, Culture, and Economy Under Colonial Rule -- 1.5 Embryonic Social and Religious Reforms -- 2 Southeast Asia -- 2.1 Southeast Asia: Regional Overview -- 2.2 The Changing Order in the Seas of Asia -- 2.3 Division of Southeast Asia -- 2.4 Southeast Asian Society Under the Colonial Regime -- References -- East Asia and Imperialism -- 1 State Transformation in China During the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century -- 1.1 Internal and External Troubles to the 1870s -- 1.2 Conflict with Japan to the 1890s -- 1.3 Toward Revolution: The Journey to 1912 -- 2 The History of the Republic of China to the Second Sino-Japanese War -- 2.1 The Xinhai Revolution and the Establishment of the Republic of China -- 2.2 From the World War I Era to the 1920s -- 2.3 The Nanjing National Government -- 2.4 The Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

3 Japanese Meiji Restoration and Modernization -- 3.1 The Incrementally Strict National Isolation and Peaceful Opening -- 3.2 The Joi Movement -- 3.3 Political Change and Civil Conflicts -- 3.4 Meiji Reform -- 3.5 Special Privileges for Foreigners -- 3.6 Negotiations with the West and China to Restore Administrative Authority -- 3.7 Jurisdiction Restoration Negotiations with the West and War with the Qing Dynasty -- References -- Japan's Expansion into Asia -- 1 East Asia Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95 -- 2 The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95 -- 3 East Asia After the Sino-Japanese War -- 4 The Russo-Japanese War -- 5 Japanese Annexation of Korea -- 6 Japanese Diplomacy in the Age of Imperialism and Foreign Expansion -- 7 The Xinhai Revolution and the First World War -- 8 Paris Peace Conference -- 9 The Changing International Order and Japanese Diplomacy -- 10 The Possibility of Changing Course? -- 11 The Manchurian Incident -- 12 The Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific War -- References -- Colonialism and War-Torn Asia -- 1 Taiwan -- 1.1 Two East Asian Wars and Colonized Taiwan -- 1.2 Two Wars for Colonization -- 1.3 The Dual Colonial Governance of the Government-General of Taiwan -- 1.4 "A Meiji Restoration Without Parliamentary Governance" and the Birth of the "Parliamentary Governance" Dream -- 1.5 The Asia-Pacific War and Colonized Taiwan -- 1.6 The Demise of Japanese Control and Two Wars in Postwar East Asia -- 2 Southeast Asia -- 2.1 Military Rule -- 2.2 Economy Policies -- 2.3 Labor Force Requisitioning -- 2.4 Educating and Galvanizing Locals -- 2.5 Military Training -- 2.6 Surveilling Locals -- 2.7 The Independence Problem -- 3 Annexation of Korea and Japanese Colonial Rule -- 3.1 The 1910s: "Martial Policy" and "Assimilation" -- 3.2 The 1920s to Early 1930s: Rivalry Between "Cultural Policy" and Nationalism.

3.3 The Late 1930s Onward: Towards a Wartime Framework -- References -- From the Concept of Postwar Order to the Cold War System -- 1 From the Postwar to the Cold War -- 1.1 Civil War in China -- 1.2 From the "Three Major Campaigns" to the Conquest of the Entire Country -- 1.3 Causes of CPC Victory and the Impact of the Chinese Civil War -- 2 The Allied Occupation of Japan and the 1951 Peace Settlement -- 2.1 The U.S. Occupation of Japan -- 2.2 Demilitarization and Democratization Reforms -- 2.3 The Choice of Majority Peace -- 2.4 Peace Treaty with Japan and Japan-U.S. Security Treaty -- 3 The Korean War -- 3.1 Divided Occupation by the U.S. And the Soviet Union and the Establishment of the North-South Divided Regimes -- 3.2 Outbreak, Development, and Consequences of the Korean War -- 3.3 Legacy of the Korean War -- 3.4 The Korean War and Japan/East Asia -- 4 Taiwan Strait Crisis: An "Extension" of the Chinese Civil War -- 4.1 The 1954-55 Crisis: The First Taiwan Strait Crisis -- 4.2 The 1958 Crisis: The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis -- 4.3 The 1962 Crisis -- 5 Alliances in the Asia-Pacific -- 5.1 U.S. Security Treaties with Japan, the Philippines, Australian and New Zealand -- 5.2 Mutual Defense Treaties in the Mid-1950s -- 5.3 Communist Alliances -- References -- Decolonization -- 1 Decolonization of South Asia -- 1.1 Development of the Independence Movement -- 1.2 The Partition of India and Pakistan -- 1.3 Consequences of the India-Pakistan Partition -- 2 Decolonization of Southeast Asia -- 2.1 The Birth of Nationalism and the End of Western Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia -- 2.2 National Independence and the Formation of ASEAN -- 2.3 The Final Process of Decolonization -- 2.4 Ethnic Composition of Southeast Asian Nations and Their National/Official Languages -- References -- The Cold War in Asia After 1953 -- 1 The Sino-Soviet Split.

1.1 The Golden Years of Sino-Soviet Relations -- 1.2 The End of the Alliance -- 1.3 Collision Course -- 2 Wars in Indochina, 1954-1969 -- 2.1 Geneva Conference and Its Aftermath -- 2.2 Kennedy and the Second Indochina War -- 2.3 Americanization and Its Consequence -- 3 Asia in the Era of Détente and Post-Vietnam -- 3.1 Superpower Détente and Sino-American Rapprochement -- 3.2 The Sino-Vietnamese Split and the Paris Peace Accords -- 3.3 Third Indochina War -- 4 South Asia in the Cold War -- 4.1 India-Pakistan Relations in the Early Cold War -- 4.2 The Sino-Soviet Split and the Cold War in South Asia -- 4.3 South Asia in the Era of Détente -- 4.4 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan -- 5 From the "New Cold War" to the End of the Cold War in Asia -- 5.1 The Making and Unmaking of the Anti-Soviet Coalition -- 5.2 Gorbachev and the Difficult Path to Sino-Soviet Normalization -- 5.3 Sino-Soviet Normalization and the End of the Civil War in Cambodia -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Experiencing Development: The Resistance and Adaptation of Thailand Over Half a Century -- 1 "Development" in Southeast Asia -- 1.1 Economic Miracle and the Development Dictatorship -- 1.2 Focus on People's Experience -- 2 The Wave of Americanization in the 1950s to the 1970s -- 3 The Wave of Japanization in 1970s to 1990s -- 4 The Wave of Chinization in the Late 1990s and Onward -- 5 Redefining "Thainess" Through Development Experience -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Economic Development in Korea and China -- 1 The Dynamics of Economic Development in Korea -- 1.1 From a Developing to a Developed Country -- 1.2 Internal Factors Behind Economic Growth: Development of Economic Policy -- 1.3 External Factors Behind Economic Growth: Constraints and Opportunities -- 1.4 Japan-South Korea Relations from an Economic Perspective -- 1.5 Outlook for the South Korean Economy.

2 The Opening of China and Subsequent Reforms -- 2.1 Development Under Mao's Rule -- 2.2 The Advent of "Reform and Opening" -- 2.3 The Politics of Reform and Opening -- 2.4 June 4th: The Rise and Fall of Political Reform -- 2.5 Deng Xiaoping's Southern Tour -- 2.6 The Socialist Market Economy: Contradictions and Solutions -- References -- Democratization in Asia -- 1 Asia and Democracy -- 2 Democratization in East Asia -- 3 Democratization in Southeast Asia -- 4 Democratization in South Asia -- 5 Prospects for Regime Transitions in Asia -- References -- Japan's Economic Growth and Engagement in Asia -- 1 Normalization Diplomacy -- 2 From the Ashes to High Growth -- 3 Re-engagement in Asia -- 4 Expansion of Official Development Assistance -- References -- The Rise of China in Asia -- 1 Asia and the Rise of China -- 1.1 The Rise of China and the Asian Regional Order -- 1.2 Competing Interpretations of the Nature of the Asian Order -- 1.3 What is China's Asia Diplomacy? -- 2 Improving and Establishing Diplomatic Relations (End of Cold War-1996) -- 3 China's Engagement Policy and Its Rising Influence (1996-2006) -- 3.1 Proactive Engagement in Asian Regional Organizations -- 3.2 Promotion of Economic Integration in Asia Centered on China -- 3.3 Consolidating Relations and Building Military Cooperation via Non-Traditional Security -- 4 US-China Strategic Competition and China's Asia Policy -- 4.1 A Confident Turning Point in China's Foreign Policy -- 4.2 China's Belt and Road Initiative -- 4.3 Characteristics of China's Foreign Strategy Since 2006 -- 5 Strategic Competition Between China and the United States and the Future of Regional Order in Asia -- References -- Opposition and Cooperation: The Asia Pacific After the Cold War -- 1 The End of the Cold War in Asia -- 1.1 Formation of Cooperation: The 1980s to the 1990s.

1.2 The Seeds of Conflict: The 1990s to the Early 2000s.