Asian Crucible
**The decades-spanning story of Asia’s rise, and the new faultlines that are set to shape the region's and the world's future.**
For many centuries, Asia had been the apex of human civilization, home to the greatest concentrations of wealth, power and population. Yet by the mid-twentieth century, in the aftermath of colonialism and war, much of the continent was mired in poverty and unde...
**The decades-spanning story of Asia’s rise, and the new faultlines that are set to shape the region's and the world's future.**
For many centuries, Asia had been the apex of human civilization, home to the greatest concentrations of wealth, power and population. Yet by the mid-twentieth century, in the aftermath of colonialism and war, much of the continent was mired in poverty and unde...
