Binding: Paperback
Description: Now in its new and fully updated third edition The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific continues to provide a compelling analysis of a region undergoing dramatic changes. Based on new research and offering fresh interpretation this edition evaluates the prospects for continuing US dominance in the Asian Century . Whilst presenting evidence for a multifaceted Beijing Strategy' which aims to counter the US by building an alternative regional order it also explains Japan's definitive departure from its limited military role. Providing an introductory guide for the main frameworks needed to understand the region including realism liberalism and critical theory this new edition is reader - friendly and offers sophisticated competing explanations. Key content includes: Intra - regional conflicts in the South China Sea and the Korean peninsula The different responses within the Asia - Pacific to the globalization of Western ideas of democracy and political economy The underappreciated success of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in building a regional identity The European Union's soft power in the region. A highly topical account which offers an overview of the main actors institutions and contemporary issues in the Asia - Pacific the book will be essential reading for undergraduate students of Asian Studies International Politics and anyone interested in the region.
Title: The New Global Politics Of The Asia - Pacific Conflict And Cooperation In The Asian Century
Author(s): Dosch Jorn
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138647022
Pages: 342 Pages, 5 Tables, Black And White; 2 Line Drawings, Black And White; 2 Illustrations, Black And W
Publication Date: 10/30/2017
Category: Development Economics & Emerging Economies