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This second edition of Michael Yahuda's extremely successful textbook introduces students to the international politics of the Asia Pacific region since 1945. The new edition is completely updated with contemporary coverage of the economic crises and includes new chapters on: the current role of East Asia in world affairs prospects post-2000 the strengths and weaknesses of US dominance and the challenge of other powers prospects for and implications of an East Asian economic recovery.
| ISBN | 0415207983 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780415207980
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 464 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Routledge | | Series title | Politics in Asia | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780415057578 | | Publication date | 09 Dec 2004 | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Library of Congress | DS518.1.Y3 | | Width (mm) | 138 | | DEWEY | 320.9509045 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Tertiary education, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly | | Pages | 376 | |
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| Sect. I | | The Cold War, 1945-1989 | | 1 | | 1 | | The impact of the Cold War and the struggles for independence, 1945-1954 | | 21 | | 2 | | The application of bipolarity, 1954-1970 | | 41 | | 3 | | The period of tripolarity, 1971-1989 | | 72 | | 4 | | The United States and the Asia-Pacific | | 101 | | 5 | | The Soviet Union/Russia and the Asia-Pacific | | 135 | | 6 | | China and the Asia-Pacific | | 159 | | 7 | | Japan and the Asia-Pacific | | 186 | | Sect. II | | The post-Cold War period | | 205 | | 8 | | The new structure of international relations | | 209 | | 9 | | The United States : from the end of the Cold War to the war on terrorism | | 242 | | 10 | | China : China's rising power and influence | | 281 | | 11 | | Japan : towards a new role after the end of the Cold War | | 314 |
""A masterful reinterpretation of East Asian international relations since 1945. The book captures the complex interplay of international developments, regional conflicts and domestic politics within the major powers. Merits a wide audience..""-Michael Oksenberg, Stanford University ""An excellent introduction to the international politics of the Asia Pacific..""-Political Studies "This book should be immensely useful to all those interested in the geopolitics of Asia."-Shri S K Bhutani, IFS "U.S.I. Journal, April-June 2005  Be the first to write a customer review
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