Ázsia évszázada? Egy felemelkedő térség modernizációja és viszonyrendszerei. Bevezető gondolatok egy tematikus lapszámhoz
The Asian Century? Modernisation and Contradictions of an Emerging Area. Introductory Thoughts to a Special Issue

Summary/Abstract: The growing economic and political significance of the East Asian region makes it necessary for a small European country like Hungary to start training well-prepared experts who combine wide historical and cultural knowledge on this region with up-to-date information concerning the political and economic relations between the East Asian countries. The editorial board of Világtörténet, the only Hungarian language academic journal entirely devoted to world history, has decided to strengthen its commitment to this region by putting together a thematic issue on East Asia. The articles of the current issue deal with some of the more important questions envisaging the contemporary history of the East Asian region, such as the economic modernization, the impact of the Western social model and urban planning, but also the national and territorial conflicts among regional powers of this area. We are confident that this effort will bring closer the historical debate on this crucial emerging area to the Hungarian public, and will also stimulate a new wave of research and analysis on the Asian continent.

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