Preston, P. W.  1949- <br/><br/>
Dynamics of change in East Asia :  historical trajectories and contemporary development / 
P.W. Preston. 
 - 1st 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,  2018. 
 - ix, 294 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-291) and index. 
<br/><br/>Maps of East Asia -- Complex change and the logics of forms-of-life -- Argument making in social science -- Substantive theoretical traditions -- Livelihood investigated -- The shift to the modern world in East Asia -- Colonialism and modernity : the overall trajectory -- Colonialism and modernity : disentangling the issues -- Successor elites and the pursuit of national development -- The dissolution of state-empires -- The formation of successor elites -- Power, authority and dissent -- Development issues faced -- East Asia in the changing global system -- The region in overview -- Globalization and the end of history -- East Asia : success and its costs -- Elite projects and post-colonial goals -- States, masses and the idea of democracy -- Collective memory and national pasts -- Performance and problems -- Afterword -- Annex 1: Population and gdp -- Annex 2: Health and education -- Annex 3: Rural and urban employment -- Annex 4: Military expenditures -- Annex 5: List of films on China -- Annex 6: List of films on East Asia -- Annex 7: Images: commentary and permissions -- Bibliography. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415424882 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic development--East Asia.<br/>Nationalism--East Asia.<br/>Information technology--Economic aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>East Asia--Strategic aspects.<br/>East Asia--Commerce.<br/>East Asia--Economic conditions--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.95 P9256D