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THE UNITED STATES AND THE FAR EAST, 1945-1951
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Europe-or Asia? This was the crux of the great debate on American foreign policy precipitated by General MacArthur's return to the United States in April 1951.
MacArthur raised the issue: should we sacrifice the European coalition and go it alone in the Far East?
In The United States and the Far East, 1945-1951, Harold M. Vinacke tells how this country became involved in the affairs of postwar Asia. He describes, too, the dilemma of American policy-makers in that area. Abroad, our Administration was suspected of seeking to overthrow the Communist regime in China and restore the Nationalist regime; at home, the Administration was charged with seeking to overthrow the Nationalists and deal with the Communists.
In this careful, balanced account Dr. Vinacke tells how the containment policy has been developed and applied in China, Japan, southeast Asia, India, and Korea. He shows the difficulties of fostering independence and economic betterment in Asian countries without courting the charge of imperialism.
He explains how Japan, rather than China, has become an anchor of our defense system, and discusses the risks of bringing into play the Sino-Russian alliance by attacking the Chinese Communists from bases in Japan.
This book was originally prepared as a data paper for the Eleventh International Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations, held in India in October, 1950. It has since been revised and a chapter has been added carrying the story through the summer of 1951 and discussing the issues raised by Communist China's intervention in the Korean war.
Neither a defense of the Administration's record nor an attack upon it, Dr. Vinacke's book is at once a concise account and a penetrating analysis of the main events and issues in our recent Far Eastern policy. It is published to help thoughtful citizens appraise grave issues which confront this country in its position of world leadership.
At the time of publication in 1951, Harold M. Vinacke, was Professor of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati, and one of America's leading authorities on the Far East and its relations with the United States. He taught at Nankai University, Tientsin, and during World War II he was a specialist on Japan for the Office of War Information. He is the author of A History of the Far East in Modern Times and other books.
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Title: THE UNITED STATES AND THE FAR EAST, 1945-1951
Author: Harold M. Vinacke
Publisher: Stanford University Press 1951
ISBN 080473528X
The May Fourth Movement : Intellectual Revolution in Modern China
$27.28
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“A masterful study of what must now be recognized as one of the most significant intellectual movements in modern times…Chow Tse-tsung has produced a superb book so crammed with information that it is an indispensable reference guide for any student of modern China. Moreover, the skillful blending of historical detail with broad sociopolitical background has resulted in what is one of the finest interpretive studies of China yet to be produced.”
- Journal of the American Oriental Society
“In this book, Chow Tse-tsung gives the first comprehensive study of the movement in a Western language, and it I formidable. A thoroughly scholarly work, it opens fresh avenues to understanding modern China.”
- C. Martin Wilbur, The New York Times
“Dr. Chow is an expert guide and his conclusions are not likely to be disputed by impartial readers….A book which no student of revolutionary China can ignore.”
- C.P. FitzGerald, Pacific Affairs
“Dr. Chow’s exhaustive and well-informed study of this period fills a vital gap in our awareness of modern Chinese revolutionary history….Dr. Chow swings his searchlight over every detail of the period and maintains an undeviating objectivity.”
- The Times Literary Supplement
“The author has done full justice to the complexity and magnitude of his subject….The book is solidly founded on meticulous scholarship. Its greatest value lies in the wealth of material it has amassed from the voluminous Chinese journals. As a balanced, soundly informative account, Chow’s book will remain a major reference for many years to come.”
- The American Historical Review
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Title The May Fourth Movement
Author Chow Tse-tsung
Publisher Stanford University Press
ISBN 080470516X
Malaya: Communist or Free
$19.84
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Published in 1954.
Malaya for many years has been recognized as a vital strategic outpost of Western power in Asia. Both because of its position commanding the shipping lanes to the Far East and because of its importance as a major producer of rubber and tin, it has long had a special significance for the economic policies of both the British Commonwealth and the United States. As the home of a large and flourishing community of Overseas Chinese and as the arena for a protracted and difficult Communist-led rebellion, it has in recent years taken on a vital new importance in the efforts of the free world to contain the spread of Communism in Asia.
Despite the vigorous and controversial efforts of General Gerald Templer to crush the insurrection and to complete a far-reaching program of resettling a half million Chinese “squatters” in newly created village communities, the Communist problem in Malaya has not been completely eliminated and the problem of integrating the Chinese population into the Malayan society as a whole is still acute. With the recent Communist advances in Indochina, Malaya seems recently to have become an even more crucially important area.
This book, by an outstanding British authority on Malaya, is the first up-to-date account of the political, economic and social developments in the country since the end of the war. It contains a historical background, an account of Malaya’s international setting and a detailed account of the Communist rebellion phase by phase, as well as chapters on labor, education, Mala economics, and political parties. It dwells at length on the rise of an “Asian consciousness” and analyzes Communist propaganda in Malaya. It subjects General Templer’s “reforms” to critical examination.
Dr. Purcell concludes with a long chapter suggesting what might still be done to keep Malaya from going Communist and retain it within the Western sphere of influence. He believes that, in order to have the will and the means (e.g. a national army) to defend itself against Communist encroachment, Malaya must be self-governing and elections-genuine parliamentary elections-should be held soon.
About Victor Purcell
From 1931 to 1946 Dr. Purcell was a member of the Malayan Civil Service and held a number of appointments, including those of Protector of Chinese and Director-General of Information. He was Principal Advisor on Chinese Affairs on the liberation of Malaya in 1945. On retiring from the Malayan Civil Service, he became an officer of the United Nations. He visited Malaya for the U.N. in 1947 and has paid two visits since then – in 1950 and 1052. He is a Chinese scholar, speaking several dialects, and also speaks Malaya. His books, The Chinese in Malaya and The Chinese in South-Asia are standard in their field. Since 1949 he has been Lecturer in Far Eastern History at the University of Cambridge.
Dr. Purcell died January 2, 1965.
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Title: Malaya: Communist or Free?
Author: Victor Purcell
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 080473321X
Length: 288 pages
