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"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."--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• chapter 1 Introduction
• Asia's 'Great Game'? / Rémy Davison
• chapter 2 The United States in the Asia-Pacific
• Still the hegemon? / Jörn Dosch
• chapter 3 The Chinese century? / Rémy Davison
• chapter 4 Between a doctrine and hard place
• Japan's emerging role / Michael K. Connors
• chapter 5 Looking East
• India and Russia in the Asia-Pacific / Rémy Davison
• chapter 6 Middle power and alliance diplomacy in Australia's foreign policy / Michael K. Connors
• chapter 7 Southeast Asia
• ASEAN and the challenge of regionalism in the Asia-Pacific / Jörn Dosch
• chapter 8 The EU and the Asia-Pacific
• A source of soft power? / Jörn Dosch
• chapter 9 Regional security
• Legacies and new challenges / Jörn Dosch Frederick Kliem
• chapter 10 Building blocs
• Regionalism and globalization in the Asia-Pacific / Rémy Davison
• chapter 11 State and markets
• Political economy explanations of East Asia's economic miracle / Michael K. Connors

• chapter 12 The state in retreat?
• Transnational actors in the Asia-Pacific / Rémy Davison
• chapter 13 Civilisade
• Asian values, democracy promotion and fateful hubris / Michael K. Connors.

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Author/Creator:

Connors, Michael Kelly , author

Contributors:

Davison, Rémy , author

Dosch, Jörn , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The new global politics of the Asia-Pacific: conflict and co-operation in the Asian century [by Connors, M.K.]

Subjects:

World politics

Asia — Foreign relations

Pacific Area — Foreign relations

Diplomatic relations

Asia

Pacific Area

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-325) and index.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 341 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

DS35.2 .C666 2018eb

ISBNs:

9781315625669 (e-book, PDF)
9781317232667 (e-book, Mobi)
9781138189577 (hardback) [Invalid]
9781138647022 (paperback) [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

Digital Object Identifier: 10.4324/9781315625669

OCLC Numbers:

1004027924

Other Control Numbers:

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