Hot Spot: Asia and Oceania (Hot Spot Histories)

From The Publisher: The Regions Of Asia And Oceania, With Their Many Diverse Peoples, Massive Size, And Vast Cultural History, Have Birthed Some Of The Most Critical Conflicts Of The Modern Era. From Border Disputes To Current Nuclear Threats To Regions Still Shattered By The Effects Of Past Wars, This Volatile Region Is A Key Player On The World Stage Of Global Conflict. This Exciting Volume Provides Up-to-the Minute Coverage Of The Most Critical Situations And Explosive Events In The Region, Including Internal Strife In Indonesia, Insurgency In Southern Thailand, Nuclear Issues In India And Pakistan, The Tibetan Revolt, The Spratly Islands Dispute, And Terrorist Organizations Such As Abu Sayeff. The Conflicts Are Explored Against The Backdrop Of Major Conflicts Like The Vietnam War, The Korean War, And The Cold War. Maps, A Timeline, An Index, And An Annotated Bibliography Supplement The Chapters For A Greater Understanding Of The Material. With Ties To Several Curricular Areas, Including Asian Studies, Political Science, Global Studies, Military History, International Relations, Regional History And Politics, This Is An Essential Source For Students Of World History And Global Conflict. 1. China And East Asia / Sally Burt -- Geographic Factors -- Pre-independence -- Communism -- Foreign Relations After September 11 -- The Spratly Islands -- Taiwan -- Japan -- 2. East Timor / Clinton Fernandes -- Portuguese Colonialism -- Carnation Revolution -- Indonesian Invasion And Occupation -- Crimes Against Humanity -- Un Transitional Administration -- Post-independence Challenges -- 3. Fiji / Jon Fraenkel -- Land Policy -- The Political Order -- The 1987 Coup -- The 2000 Coup -- Makings Of The 2006 Coup -- 4. The India - China Border / Manjeet S. Pardesi -- Historical Interactions -- State Structures Before Colonialism -- The Historical Status Of Tibet -- The Frontier From 1914 To 1947 -- The Pre-war Years -- The Tibetan Revolt, India's Forward Policy, And The War -- Normalization Of Relations -- 5. Indonesia / Damien Kingsbury And Clinton Fernandes -- Aceh -- West Papua -- 6. Kashmir / Nicolas Blarel -- Partition Symdrome -- The Second Indo-pakistani War -- The Bangladesh War --^ The 1987 Insurgency -- The Kargil Crisis -- Dispute After September 11 -- 7. Korea / Stewart Lone -- Japanese Colonialism -- Volatility After World War Ii -- The Korean War -- Inter-korean Relations In Th 1970s -- The North Korean Economic Decline -- Post-cold War Conflict -- Nuclear Weapons -- 8. Myanmar (burma) / Sally Burt -- The Rise Of Modern-day Myanmar -- The 1988 Crisis -- The Spdc And The Nld -- International Relations -- 9. The Philippines / Clinton Fernandes -- Spanish Rule -- U.s. Rule And The Huks -- The Era Of Ferdinand Marcos -- Aquino And Ramos -- Insurgencies -- 10. Solomon Islands / Sinclair Dinnen -- The Political System After Independence -- Ethnic Tensions And The 2000 Coup -- The Townsville Peace Agreement -- The Instrumentalization Of Disorder -- Regional Assistance Mission To Solomon Islands -- April 2006 Unrest -- 11. Sri Lanka / Damien Kingsbury -- Tamil Separatism -- 12. Thailand / Carlyle A. Thayer -- Al Qaeda's Safe Haven --^ Historical Roots Of The Thai Struggle -- Separatism In The South. Edited By Clinton Fernandes. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [265]-272) And Index.