David P. Chandler, Robert Cribb and Li Narangoa (eds.): End of Empire. 100 Days in 1945 that Changed Asia and the WorldDaniel Bultmann

ASIEN – Nr. 147 (2018) pp. 131–33

Copenhagen: NIAS press. 346 S., 22,99 EUR

This book edited by David P. Chandler, Robert Cribb, and Li Narangoa is a fascinating kaleidoscope that outlines new perspectives on national and transregional histories and their global interconnectedness. Focusing on one hundred days and how the events during this short period shaped the fate of the region of Northeast, East, and Southeast Asia, a list of sixty-five co-authors contributed to the book in order to provide a historical overview, which evolves like a collection of short daily newspaper clips. Instead of becoming a superficial, DPA-styled list of events, the authors — and the editing team in particular — manage to highlight historical links and developments that are hard to understand if one focuses on single countries only…