{"product_id":"makers-of-modern-asia-9780674970809","title":"Makers of Modern Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eHardly more than a decade old, the twenty-first century has already been dubbed the Asian Century in recognition of China and India's increasing importance in world affairs. Yet discussions of Asia seem fixated on economic indicators--gross national product, per capita income, share of global trade. \u003ci\u003eMakers of Modern Asia \u003c\/i\u003ereorients our understanding of contemporary Asia by highlighting the political leaders, not billionaire businessmen, who helped launch the Asian Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nationalists who crafted modern Asia were as much thinkers as activists, men and women who theorized and organized anticolonial movements, strategized and directed military campaigns, and designed and implemented political systems. The eleven thinker-politicians whose portraits are presented here were a mix of communists, capitalists, liberals, authoritarians, and proto-theocrats--a group as diverse as the countries they represent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom China, the world's most populous country, come four: Mao Zedong, leader of the Communist Revolution; Zhou Enlai, his close confidant; Deng Xiaoping, purged by Mao but rehabilitated to play a critical role in Chinese politics in later years; and Chiang Kai-shek, whose Kuomintang party formed the basis of modern Taiwan. From India, the world's largest democracy, come three: Mohandas Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Indira Gandhi, all of whom played crucial roles in guiding India toward independence and prosperity. Other exemplary nationalists include Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh, Indonesia's Sukarno, Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew, and Pakistan's Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. With contributions from leading scholars, \u003ci\u003eMakers of Modern Asia\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the intellectual and ideological foundations of Asia's spectacular rise to global prominence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ramachandra Guha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674970809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuha, Ramachandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ramachandra Guha is a leading historian of modern India, living in Bangalore. His books include \u003ci\u003eGandhi Before India \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIndia After Gandhi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuha, Ramachandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ramachandra Guha is a leading historian of modern India, living in Bangalore. His books include \u003ci\u003eGandhi Before India \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIndia After Gandhi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaylor, Jay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jay Taylor is a Research Associate at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40234786259059,"sku":"9.78067E+12","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b68f59c1-2829-4519-98da-53c7b1365260.jpg?v=1657027887","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/makers-of-modern-asia-9780674970809","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}