The Resurgence of East Asia: 500, 150 and 50 Year Perspectives (Asia's Transformations) - Tapa dura

'These stimulating and wide-ranging essays challenge us to re think our understanding of the role of East Asia in the global economy both in the past, present and future. This is a "must" read for anyone interested in the dynamics of global change.' - David Harvey, City University of New York 'In this book, a happy alliance of historians and sociologists, Asianists and comparativists, from both sides of the Pacific, makes a rare attempt to provide a long- and short-term temporal context for East Asia's economic resurgence. Contributors include some of the brightest and most thoughtful scholars in the field, and their conclusions make us all rethink our assumptions about the dynamics of trans-national economic history.' - William Rowe, The Johns Hopkins University

The East Asian expansion since the 1960s stands out as a global power shift with few historical precedents. The Resurgence of East Asia examines the rise of the region as one of the world's economic power centres from three temporal perspectives: 500 years, 150 years and 50 years, each denoting an epoch in regional and world history and providing a vantage point against which to assess contemporary developments.