The new global politics of the Asia Pacific : conflict and cooperation in the Asian century / Michael K. Connors, Rémy Davison and Jörn Dosch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Connors, Michael Kelly, author.

Davison, Rémy, author.

Dosch, Jörn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

International relations.

Asia--Foreign relations--21st century.

Asia.

Asia--Politics and government--21st century.

Pacific Area--Foreign relations--21st century.

Pacific Area.

Pacific Area--Politics and government--21st century.

Regionalism--Asia.

Regionalism.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

vi, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2018.

Summary:

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 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 conent 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Asia's great game?

"The US: still the hegemon?"

The Chinese century?

Between a doctrine and hard place: Japan's emerging role

Looking East: India and Russia in the Asia-Pacific

Middle power and alliance diplomacy in Australia's foreign policy

Southeast Asia: ASEAN and the challenge of regionalism in the Asia Pacific

The EU and the Asia-Pacific: a source of soft power?

Regional security: legacies and new challenges

Building blocs: regionalism and globalization in the Asia-Pacific

State and markets: political economy explanations of East Asia's economic miracle

The State in retreat? Transnational actors in the Asia-Pacific

Civilisade: Asian values, democracy and fateful hubris.

Notes:

"First edition published by RoutledgeCurzon 2004".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Connors, Michael Kelly. New global politics of the Asia-Pacific.

ISBN:

9781138189577

113818957X

9781138647022

1138647020

OCLC:

978973342

Publisher Number:

99974342828