The rise of East Asia : critical visions of the Pacific century / edited by Mark T. Berger and Douglas A. Borer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berger, Mark T., 1955-

Borer, Douglas A., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Asia--History.

East Asia.

Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is great interest in the Pacific Century and what its implications for the future will be. The rapid economic growth of East Asia was already setting the region apart from the rest of the world by the 1970's. By the 1980's the trend was seen to have spread southward to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, while China's provinces had also become integral to the regional economic boom. In this exciting new study many of the ideas and expectations associated with the Pacific Century are placed under critical scrutiny. The book includes studies of particular countries such as China, Japan,

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figure and tables; List of contributors; Editors' preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: The rise of East Asia: Critical visions of the Pacific Century; The end of the miracle: Japanese politics in the post-Cold War era; Global power or East Asian tinderbox? China in the post-Deng, post-Cold War era; From neo-mercantilism to globalism: the changing role of the state and South Korea's economic prowess; The new Eurasian state: Russia, the forgotten Pacific player; Fragmented visions of Asia's next Tiger: Vietnam in the Pacific Century

The politics of ethnicity and post-Cold War Malaysia: the dynamics of an ethnic state Post-Cold War Indonesia and the revenge of history: the colonial legacy, nationalist visions and global capitalism; Anticipating the Pacific Century? Australian responses to realignments in the Asia-Pacific; The romance of Asian capitalism: Geography, desire and Chinese business; Localized spaces, globalized places: virtual community and geo-economics in the Asia-Pacific; The triumph of the East? The East Asian Miracle and post-Cold War capitalism

Conclusion: The coming of the Pacific Century: the Cold War and after in the Asia-Pacific Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-71914-0

1-134-71915-9

0-203-07660-5

1-280-32896-7

9780203076606

OCLC:

437082438