Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 368
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-8476-8442-7 • Paperback • March 1999 • $74.00 • (£57.00)
Ross Marlay is professor of political science at Arkansas State University.
Clark Neher is professor of political science at Northern Illinois University.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 China
Chapter 3 Country Introduction
Chapter 4 Mao Zedong
Chapter 5 Deng Xiaoping
Part 6 Vietnam
Chapter 7 Country Introduction
Chapter 8 Ho Chi Minh: The Communist Patriot
Chapter 9 Ngo Dinh Diem: The Conservative Nationalist
Part 10 Cambodia
Chapter 11 Country Introduction
Chapter 12 Norodom Sihanouk: The Populist Prince
Chapter 13 Pol Pot: The Architect of autogenocide
Part 14 Indonesia
Chapter 15 Country Introduction
Chapter 16 Sukarno: The Fiery Emancipator
Chapter 17 Suharto: The Impassive Administrator
Part 18 India
Chapter 19 Country Introduction
Chapter 20 Mohandas Gandhi: The Spiritual Nationalist
Chapter 21 Indira Gandhi: The Autocratic Democrat
Chapter 22 Conclusion
Chapter 23 Glossary
Chapter 24 Appendix
Chapter 25 Index
Chapter 26 About the Authors
A superb job of objectively summarizing the lives of each leader by providing fact-based, often critical, biographies. The descriptions of each country are also extremely useful; the authors offer much more information about the five countries covered than simply the political and economic impact of the leaders chosen for this study. The level of detail and clear organization would make this an excellent textbook for a college-level class concerned with Asian history.
— Mike McKeon; Current History: A Journal of Contemporary World Affairs
-Uses a human-centered approach to bring modern Asian history to life
-Focuses on the lives of individual leaders to teach political culture
-Includes photographs of all leaders and maps of all countries
-Clear and balanced writing, carefully pitched tostudents