Twilight of the Empires, Volume Four: A Century of War in Asia: Colonies become Nation-States

by Moss Roberts

This multi-part study covers a century of Asian history, tracking the emergence of national sovereignties as they break free of colonial subjugation. The focus is on China, India, Korea, and Vietnam as they fought against and defeated their diverse the British, French, Japanese, and American. In this world-transforming process the creative-destructive
roles of Russia and Germany are taken into account, especially their connections to Japan's rivalry and collaboration with the White / Western empires, down to the definitive defeat of the Japanese by the American Empire in World War Two. The main forces driving the pace of this period are the two world wars and the two great revolutions they gave birth to, the Russian and the Chinese.

278 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 26, 2023

About the author

"MOSS ROBERTS Came to NYU as Assistant Professor of Chinese in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literature (now Near Eastern Studies) after serving for two years as assistant professor in the Department of Foreign Languages, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Professor Roberts has translated the classic novel Three Kingdoms, published by University of California Press in both unabridged (California, 1991, 2000, copublished with Foreign Languages Press) and abridged (California, 1999) editions. He is also the editor and translator of Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies (1979).

Ph.D. 1966 (Chinese), Columbia
M.A. 1960 (English), Columbia
B.A. 1958, Columbia

Areas of Research/Interest
Classical Chinese language, literature and philosophy, Modern and Contemporary History."

Reviews

[Cameron Cummins · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best of the series. Most engaging, best editing, and sometimes thrilling.