Arc of Empire: America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam

Although conventionally treated as separate, America's four wars in Asia were actually phases in a sustained U.S....
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Arc of Empire: America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam by Hunt, Michael H.

Arc of Empire: America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam

$135.73

Arc of Empire: America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam

$135.73
Author: Michael H. Hunt
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.
The authors encourage readers to confront the imperial pattern in U.S. history with implications for today's Middle Eastern conflicts. They also offer a deeper understanding of China's rise and Asia's place in today's world.

For instructors: An Online Instructor's Manual is available, with teaching tips for using Arc of Empire in graduate and undergraduate courses on America's wars in Asia. It includes lecture topics, chronologies, and sample discussion questions.



Author: Michael H. Hunt, Steven Levine
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 02/01/2014
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.38w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9781469613925

About the Author
Michael H. Hunt is Emerson Professor of History Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author or editor of twelve books, including The American Ascendancy: How the United States Gained and Wielded Global Dominance and A Vietnam War Reader: A Documentary History from American and Vietnamese Perspectives.

Steven Levine is research faculty associate in the Department of History at the University of Montana and author or editor of seven books, including Anvil of Victory: The Communist Revolution in Manchuria, 1945-1948 and America's Wars in Asia: A Cultural Approach to History and Memory.

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