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Epilogue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2024

Kuan-Jen Chen
Affiliation:
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
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History is the accumulation of human activities over time. Historians have sought ceaselessly to explore changes in, amongst other things, intellectual trends, cultures, materials, races, genders, political systems, and international politics. However, if we change the geographical space in which we examine history, will we reach the same conclusions? During my academic travels in East Asia, Europe, and the United States, the question that came up most often was what can we learn about Cold War history from a maritime perspective? Current scholarship shows us that the Cold War in East Asia took shape as the result of the standoff between the US and the USSR in respect of the military, ideology, political systems, and economic markets, amongst other things. But it cannot answer the question I encountered. This book, accordingly, invites its audience to rethink how the ocean – which was characterised as a geostrategic barrier – functions as a barometer that can allow one to comprehend the untold stories embedded in the interactions between the United States and its East Asian allies and enemies alike during the Cold War.

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Charting America's Cold War Waters in East Asia
Sovereignty, Local Interests, and International Security
, pp. 291 - 300
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Epilogue
  • Kuan-Jen Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
  • Book: Charting America's Cold War Waters in East Asia
  • Online publication: 23 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009418737.012
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  • Epilogue
  • Kuan-Jen Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
  • Book: Charting America's Cold War Waters in East Asia
  • Online publication: 23 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009418737.012
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  • Epilogue
  • Kuan-Jen Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
  • Book: Charting America's Cold War Waters in East Asia
  • Online publication: 23 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009418737.012
Available formats
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