Patriots and Tyrants

Ten Asian Leaders

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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This innovative text explores the extraordinary personal and political lives of ten leaders who profoundly changed twentieth-century Asian history. China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia are interpreted through the lives of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Mohandas Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Ho Chi Minh, Ngo Dinh Diem, Norodom Sihanouk, Pol Pot, Sukarno, and Suharto. Some recast their countries by force of arms, others by the power of their ideology. Some were born into poverty, others into privilege. Some were democrats, some autocrats, some communists. But however great their differences, each can claim to be an authentic nationalist. Using a biographical approach, this book will stimulate students to think about the relationship between political leadership and nationalism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1999-03-18
Mått149 x 228 x 19 mm
Vikt567 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor368
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780847684427

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Chapter 1 IntroductionPart 2 ChinaChapter 3 Country IntroductionChapter 4 Mao ZedongChapter 5 Deng XiaopingPart 6 VietnamChapter 7 Country IntroductionChapter 8 Ho Chi Minh: The Communist PatriotChapter 9 Ngo Dinh Diem: The Conservative NationalistPart 10 CambodiaChapter 11 Country IntroductionChapter 12 Norodom Sihanouk: The Populist PrinceChapter 13 Pol Pot: The Architect of autogenocidePart 14 IndonesiaChapter 15 Country IntroductionChapter 16 Sukarno: The Fiery EmancipatorChapter 17 Suharto: The Impassive AdministratorPart 18 IndiaChapter 19 Country IntroductionChapter 20 Mohandas Gandhi: The Spiritual NationalistChapter 21 Indira Gandhi: The Autocratic DemocratChapter 22 ConclusionChapter 23 GlossaryChapter 24 AppendixChapter 25 IndexChapter 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.