"Cumings's views derive from a close study of East Asia over several decades and produce insights that are devastating to American amour propre. His is not just a new perspective but also the source of truly unknown information. There is no other voice quite like that of Bruce Cumings." - Chalmers Johnson, Japan Policy Research Institute "[Cumings's] unique contribution ... derives from an intimate knowledge of the histories of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam and of European and American political thought. Particularly impressive is his use of Korean history to put Chinese, Japanese, or United States history into better perspective."--Akira Iriye, Journal of Interdisciplinary History "[A] fascinating collection of essays on late-twentieth-century Asian history and contemporary Asian affairs."--Andrew Scobell, Parameters "Cumings has done strikingly original research and brings a fresh perspective to the entire field of East Asian studies."--Brad Glosserman, The Japan Times
