MODERN ASIA SINCE 1900 (Hardcover)

MODERN ASIA SINCE 1900 Book Description

The book studies different phases of the history of Modern Asia. It narrates the historical background of Asian Countries in a befitting manner. Each country is treated, separately, in a beautiful way. Most of the Asian countries experienced more or less similar conditions under the Western dominance. This is explained very simply in this book. In the first chapter, importance is given to China. In the subsequent chapters, more importance is given to the other Asian Countries. In the last chapter, the author has well elaborated the Regional Organizations of Asia i.e. SEATO, ASEAN, SAARC and NAM which are relevant to Asian Countries.
Contents
1. China Between 1900 and 1949
(i) Manchu Reforms and Decline
(ii) Revolution of 1911
(iii) Rise of Kuomintang Party
(iv) Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen
2. China Under Mao Tse-tung
(i) Emergence of Communism (ii) Peoples' Republic of China
3. Imperial Japan 1900 to 1945
(i) Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
(ii) Manchurian Crisis
(iii) Militarism
(iv) World Wars
4. Reconstruction of Japan After World War II
(i) New Constitution
(ii) Technological Developments
5. Impact of Colonialism
(i) Burma
(ii) Indo-China
(iii) The Philippines
(iv) Siam or Thailand
6. New Nations of South-East Asia
(i) Indonesia
(ii) Malaysia
(iii) Singapore
7. Israel and Palestine Problem
8. The Arab Nations
(i) (a) U.A.R.
(b) Syria
(c) Lebanon
(d) Yemen
(e) Jordan
(f) Saudi Arabia
(g) Iran
(ii) (a) Iraq
(b) Sudan
(c) Kuwait
(d) Turkey
9. South Asia
(i) Tibet
(ii) Nepal
(iii) Pakistan
(iv) Bangladesh
(v) Sri Lanka
10. Regional Organisations of Asia
(i) SEATO
(ii) ASEAN
(iii) SAARC
(iv) NAM
Index
About the Author(s)
Professor N. Jayapalan of Government Arts College, Karur (Tamilnadu) did his post-graduation in History from Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai (Madras University). Later, he did his post-graduation in Political Science from the same University. Then he did his M.Phil. from the Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli.
He has participated in a number of seminars connected with Indian History. He has written more than hundred books, both on History and Political Science. He is one of the most popular authors in Tamilnadu.

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