| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 502 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
In the shadow of Hiroshima : the United States and Asia in the aftermath of Japanese defeat -- The Korean War, the atomic bomb and Asian-American estrangement -- Securing the East Asian frontier : stalemate in Korea and the Japanese peace treaty -- A greater sanction : the defense of South East Asia, the advent of the Eisenhower administration and the end of the Korean War -- 'Atomic madness' : massive retaliation and the Bravo test -- The aftermath of Bravo, the Indochina crisis and the emergence of SEATO -- 'Asia for the Asians' : the first offshore islands crisis and the Bandung Conference -- A nuclear strategy for SEATO and the problem of limited war in the Far East -- Massive retaliation at bay : US-Japanese relations, nuclear deployment and the limited war debate -- The second offshore islands crisis and the advent of flexible response -- The Chinese bomb, American nuclear strategy in Asia and the escalation of the Vietnam War. |
| Summary |
Forges new links between the role of race and US foreign policy in Asia. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States.
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Asia.
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International relations. |
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Asia. |
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Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
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Race relations. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
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| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jones, Matthew, 1966- After Hiroshima. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2010 9780521881005 (OCoLC)449827489 |
| ISBN |
9780511713002 (electronic book) |
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0511713002 (electronic book) |
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9780511715099 (ebook) |
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0511715099 (ebook) |
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9780511723148 (electronic book) |
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0511723148 (electronic book) |
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0511712197 |
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9780511712197 |
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9780231152785 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0231152787 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780521881005 (hardback) |
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0521881005 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
9786612576768 |
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