A rich history of the past 250 years of chinese foreign policy. In restless empire, awardwinning historian odd arne westad traces chinas complex foreign affairs over the past 250 years, identifying the forces that will determine the countrys path in the decades to come. Restless empire spans chinas relations with europe, the united states, and the rest of asia. In restless empire, odd arne westad offers a provocative view. Over the past 250 years of momentous change and dramatic upheaval, china has proved itself to be a restless empire. Its fascinating that you are referring to alain peyrefittes book, the immobile empire. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the penguin history of the world. In presenting this complex portrait of a fastchanging, multiethnic empire as it collided headon with modern currents, westad international historylondon school of economics. Until three decades ago china laboured under a selfimposed exile from the continent of which it is a part. Since the height of the qing empire in the eighteenth century, chinas interactionsand confrontationswith foreign powers. The history of the world, 20, 1260 pages, john morris. Firstly, although the book is roughly chronological, westad has tried to organise the chapters by themes.
China and southeast asia1 odd arne westad t he most remarkable aspect of chinas international development over the past thirty years has been its reengagement with southeast asia. According to westad, modern and contemporary china has been decisively shaped by foreign ideas and movements. Third world interventions and the making of our times, 2005, etc. Lee chair of usasia relations at harvard university. Westads accessible writing style makes restless empire a great example of macrohistory written for the general reader. The brilliance of restless empire is that while acknowledging the threat to china inherent in its contacts with the west and japan, westad also shows that they inspired and amazed the chinese and played the critical role in the opening of the chinese mind. China and the world since 1750 by odd arne westad as the twentyfirst century dawns, china stands at a crossroads. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Restless empire china and the world since 1750, odd arne westad, sep 6, 2012, history, 528 pages. Odd arne westad, restless empire china and the world since 1750, basic books, 2012. Since the height of the qing empire in the eighteenth century, chinas interactionsand confrontationswith foreign powers have caused. Surveys 250 years of chinas relations with the outside world.
Financial times restless empire is a fascinating book and a pleasure to read. Since the cold war ended, it has become an international field of study, with new material from china, the former soviet union and europe. Kindle file format restless empire china and the world. Ive actually corresponded with odd arne westad, the author of this book, and this book provided some of the supporting research used in my novel, eteka. China and the world since 1750 kindle edition by westad, odd arne. He is the elihu professor of history and global affairs at yale university, where he teaches in the yale history department and in the jackson institute of global affairs.
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Westads restless empire is thorough, fastmoving, and consistently clear. This is a great book that dives into many of the events that transpired during the cold war, offering great views into regions like africa, asia and latin america. Sasia relations at harvard university, where he teaches at the kennedy school of government. The largest and most populous country on earth and currently the worlds second biggest economy, china has recently reclaimed its historic place.
From a bancroft prizewinning scholar, a new global history of the cold war and its ongoing impact around the world we tend to think of the cold war as a bounded conflict. Odd arne westad fba born 5 january 1960 is a norwegian historian specializing in the cold war and contemporary east asian history. You might not require more era to spend to go to the books inauguration as with ease as search for them. China and the world since 1750 1 by westad, odd arne isbn. China and the world since 1750, won the asia societys book award for 20. Han er professor ved harvard university, og var tidligere professor ved london school of economics and political science lse westad studerte ved universitetet i oslo og university of north carolina at chapel hill. I felt that restless empire, while interesting in parts, also was frustrating in certain ways. The largest and most populous country on earth and currently the worlds second biggest economy, china has recently reclaimed its historic place at the. Sovietamerican rivalry and the origins of the chinese civil war, 1993 columbia university press isbn 0231079850. Asia relations at harvard, reassesses conventional frameworks of the cold war and identifies its origins in the late 19th century with the expansion of the united states and russia as transcontinental empires and the sharpening of the ideological divide between capitalism and its critics. China and the world since 1750 article pdf available in pacific affairs 872 january 2014 with 1,442 reads how we measure reads. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time.
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