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Uzbekistan's New Face by S. Frederick Starr 9781538124741
RRP: £85.00£78.10Uzbekistan, long considered the center of Central Asia, has the region's largest population and borders every other regional state including Afghanistan. For the first 25 years of its independence, it adopted a cautious, defensive policy that emphasized... -
A Hierarchical Vision of Order: Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy in Asia by Antoine Roth 9781529227505
RRP: £80.00£60.87China's vision for international order is a matter of great global interest. This book analyses China's vision for foreign policy and how it is seeking to achieve its goals with its immediate neighbours. The book provides a historically informed account... -
Communists Constructing Capitalism: State, Market, and the Party in China's Financial Reform by Julian Gruin 9781526135322
RRP: £80.00£70.71Why has China's 'transition' to a market economy not catalysed corresponding political transformation? In an era of deepening synergy between authoritarian politics and capitalist economics, this book offers a novel perspective on this central dilemma of... -
The Apathy of Empire: Cambodia in American Geopolitics by James A. Tyner 9781517915094
RRP: £25.99£22.49What America’s intervention in Cambodia during the Vietnam War reveals about Cold War–era U.S. national security strategy The Apathy of Empire reveals just how significant Cambodia was to U.S. policy in Indochina during the Vietnam War, broadening the... -
The Dragon Roars Back: Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy by Suisheng (Sam) Zhao 9781503630888
RRP: £85.00£68.71China is unique in modern world history. No other rising power has experienced China's turbulent history in its relations with neighbors and Western countries. Its sheer size dominates the region. With leader Xi Jinping's political authority unmatched,... -
Textual Cacophony: Online Video and Anonymity in Japan by Daniel Johnson 9781501772252
RRP: £116.00£93.80Textual Cacophony explores the behaviors and routines of communication within anonymous internet culture in Japan. Focusing on the video sharing website Niconico, social media aggregation sites, and the notorious 2channel message board, Daniel Johnson... -
Uneasy Military Encounters: The Imperial Politics of Counterinsurgency in Southern Thailand by Ruth Streicher 9781501751325
RRP: £116.00£93.40Uneasy Military Encounters presents a historically and theoretically grounded political ethnography of the Thai military's counterinsurgency practices in the southern borderland, home to the greater part of the Malay-Muslim minority. Ruth Streicher... -
Activists in Transition: Progressive Politics in Democratic Indonesia by Thushara Dibley 9781501742477
RRP: £116.00£93.80Activists in Transition examines the relationship between social movements and democratization in Indonesia. Collectively, progressive social movements have played a critical role over in ensuring that different groups of citizens can engage directly... -
The Social Order of Postconflict Transformation in Cambodia: Insurgent Pathways to Peace by Daniel Bultmann 9781498580540
RRP: £85.00£74.51Drawing on data from three different insurgent groups within the Cambodian conflict, the book shows how the social backgrounds of combatants and commanders cause them to pursue different strategies during a decade-long transition into various... -
Conflict Resolution in Asia: Mediation and Other Cultural Models by Stephanie P. Stobbe 9781498566438
RRP: £99.00£86.96Conflict Resolution in Asia: Mediation and Other Cultural Models is an exploration of human interaction, conflict, and conflict resolution in the incredibly diverse region that consists of South, East, and Southeast Asia. It examines how traditional,... -
The Culture of Leadership in Contemporary China: Conflict, Values, and Perspectives for a New Generation by Paul Michael Linehan 9781498557290
RRP: £37.00£32.66The resurgence of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism in the context of Chinese leadership values has emerged as a foundation for a new generation of leaders. The once-in-a-decade transition of China's leadership witnessed the ascendency of a... -
The Culture of Leadership in Contemporary China: Conflict, Values, and Perspectives for a New Generation by Paul Michael Linehan 9781498557276
RRP: £99.00£86.56The resurgence of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism in the context of Chinese leadership values has emerged as a foundation for a new generation of leaders. The once-in-a-decade transition of China's leadership witnessed the ascendency of a... -
Imagining Pakistan: Modernism, State, and the Politics of Islamic Revival by Rasul Bakhsh Rais 9781498553971
RRP: £39.00£34.37Imagining Pakistan argues that the creation of Pakistan is a result of Muslim modernism in the Subcontinent, as it defined the struggle for identity, nationalism, and empowerment of Muslim communities. This modernist movement represented the ideals of... -
Iran and China: A New Approach to Their Bilateral Relations by Shirzad Azad 9781498544573
RRP: £84.00£73.65Because of their historical roles and politico-economic significance in contemporary international politics, Iran and China have perpetually been in the crosshairs of both policy circles and interested observers in almost every other part of the world... -
Rethinking Japan: The Politics of Contested Nationalism by Arthur Stockwin 9781498537926
RRP: £110.00£96.43The authors argue that with the election of the Abe Government in December 2012, Japanese politics has entered a radically new phase they describe as the "2012 Political System." The system began with the return to power of the Liberal... -
Confucianism in Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Actionable Account of Authoritarian Political Culture by Shanruo Ning Zhang 9781498522885
RRP: £45.00£39.49This book examines the ways in which Confucian political culture operates in contemporary Chinese politics and influences its development. The author argues that the authoritarian political culture performs functions similar to the democratic political... -
Civil Society and Regional Governance: The Asian Development Bank and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations by Anders Uhlin 9781498517836
RRP: £95.00£83.12Through detailed comparative case studies of civil society engagement with two major regional international organizations in Southeast Asia this book demonstrates the potentials and limitations of civil society actors as democratizing agents in... -
Momentum and the East Timor Independence Movement: The Origins of America's Debate on East Timor by Shane Gunderson 9781498502344
RRP: £88.00£77.09Momentum and the East Timor Independence Movement: The Origins of America's Debate on East Timor examines the campaigns by people in the United States on behalf of those seeking peace for East Timor. The diplomatic work of voluntary advisors and... -
Japan's Multilayered Democracy by Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti 9781498502221
RRP: £102.00£89.14This book introduces a multilayered approach to the study of democracy, combining specific knowledge of Japan with theoretical insights from the literature on democratization. It examines different aspects of Japanese democracy-historical, institutional,... -
North Korea in Transition: Politics, Economy, and Society by Kyung-Ae Park 9781442218123
RRP: £45.00£41.44Following the death of Kim Jong Il, North Korea has entered a period of profound transformation laden with uncertainty. This authoritative book brings together the world's leading North Korea experts to analyze both the challenges and prospects the... -
North Korea in Transition: Politics, Economy, and Society by Kyung-Ae Park 9781442218116
RRP: £102.00£89.54Following the death of Kim Jong Il, North Korea has entered a period of profound transformation laden with uncertainty. This authoritative book brings together the world's leading North Korea experts to analyze both the challenges and prospects the... -
The Asian Developmental State: Reexaminations and New Departures by Yin-Wah Chu 9781349574100
RRP: £44.99£44.97This volume re-examines the concept of the developmental state by providing further theoretical specifications, undertaking critical appraisal and theoretical re-interpretation, assessing its value for the emerging economies of China and India, and... -
Political Cultural Developments in East Asia: Interpreting Logics of Change by Peter Wallace Preston 9781137572202
RRP: £105.00£59.49This book offers an interpretive and critical comparative politics analysis of the post-1945 development trajectory of the broad East Asian region and its component countries. The discussion considers the region and its countries in terms of their... -
Destination China: Immigration to China in the Post-Reform Era by Angela Lehmann 9781137557100
RRP: £100.00£56.81This book is a compelling account of China's response to the increasing numbers of 'foreigners' in its midst, revealing a contradictory picture of welcoming civility, security anxiety and policy confusion. Over the last forty years, China's position... -
West Bengal under the Left: 1977-2011 by Rakhahari Chatterji 9781032654126
RRP: £39.99£35.46This book makes a critical analysis of West Bengal's Left Front regime (1977-2011) and explores the causes of its collapse under three sgments; inquiry into issues of political management; evaluation of various policy initiatives; and examination of... -
Religious Division and Social Conflict: The Emergence of Hindu Nationalism in Rural India by Peggy Froerer 9781032652894
RRP: £39.99£35.46This book is an ethnographic account of the emergence of Hindu nationalism in a tribal (adivasi) community in Chhattisgarh, central India. It is argued that the successful spread of Hindu nationalism in this area is due to the involvement of the... -
Middle-Class Values in India and Western Europe by Imtiaz Ahmad 9781032652733
RRP: £39.99£35.06Middle-class Values in India and Western Europe discusses the distinctive attributes of the middle classes in France, Germany and India. The construction of new norms of respectability is a universal feature of the middles classes, though their rhetoric... -
Nippon Kaigi: Political Nationalism in Contemporary Japan by Thierry Guthmann 9781032574356
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book examines political nationalism in Japan through an in-depth analysis of the organisation, ideology and influence of Nippon Kaigi, the most significant nationalist pressure group in contemporary Japan.Starting with a review of political... -
The Price of China's Economic Development: Power, Capital, and the Poverty of Rights by Zhaohui Hong 9780813161150
RRP: £86.50£36.99The People's Republic of China has experienced significant transformations since Deng Xiaoping instituted economic reforms in 1978. Subsequent leaders continued and often broadened Deng's policies, shifting the nation from agrarianism to industrialism,... -
Contemporary Chinese Political Thought: Debates and Perspectives by Fred Dallmayr 9780813136424
£63.45Westerners seem united in the belief that China has emerged as a major economic power and that this success will most likely continue indefinitely. But they are less certain about the future of China's political system. China's steps toward free market... -
Indian Democracy: Origins, Trajectories, Contestations by Alf Gunvald Nilsen 9780745338927
RRP: £27.99£21.57More than 70 years after its founding, with Narendra Modi's authoritarian Hindu nationalists in government, is the dream of Indian democracy still alive and well? India's pluralism has always posed a formidable challenge to its democracy, with many... -
Bitter Flowers, Sweet Flowers: East Timor, Indonesia, and the World Community by Richard Tanter 9780742509689
RRP: £59.00£51.45East Timor is at last, and at terrible human cost, firmly on the road to independence. The significance of its passage to freedom-for its people, for Asia, and for the world-is manifold. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of East Timor's travail... -
The Libidinal Economy of China: Gender, Nationalism, and Consumer Culture by Perry Johansson Vig 9780739192627
RRP: £82.00£72.32This study of postsocialist China explores the development of a Chinese consumer culture in the 1990s with a special focus on advertising and shifting ideals on female beauty. On an analytical level it is an investigation into Chinese nationalism that... -
Chinese Models of Development: Global, Local, and Comparative Perspectives by Tse-Kang Leng 9780739192269
RRP: £113.00£99.02Discussion of the "Chinese Model" abounds with the rise of China. This volume analyzes the Chinese case in a theoretical framework, provides an evolutionary perspective, and compares it with other models of development. Instead of focusing on... -
State-Society Relations and Governance in China by Sujian Guo 9780739191798
RRP: £110.00£96.03State-society relations and governance are closely related areas of study and have become important topics in the social sciences in the past decades, not only in developed countries but also in the developing world. In China, state-society relations... -
Japan's Backroom Politics: Factions in a Multiparty Age by Robert D. Eldridge 9780739186350
RRP: £50.00£43.76Japan's Backroom Politics is the translation of a classic study of the rough and tumble of Japanese politics and conservative party factions in the first two decades of postwar Japan. The original book, published in 1967, was written by the preeminent... -
Media Transparency in China: Rethinking Rhetoric and Reality by Baohui Xie 9780739183267
RRP: £98.00£85.70This book argues that the gap between the official transparency rhetoric and the censorship reality has demonstrated the discrepancy between what the Party is and what it claims to be. Such a discrepancy is manifested by the reality that the reformed... -
Confucianism in Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Actionable Account of Authoritarian Political Culture by Shanruo Ning Zhang 9780739182390
RRP: £95.00£83.12This book examines the ways in which Confucian political culture operates in contemporary Chinese politics and influences its development. The author argues that the authoritarian political culture performs functions similar to the democratic political... -
Vietnam in the Global Economy: The Dynamics of Integration, Decentralization, and Contested Politics by Thomas Jandl 9780739177860
RRP: £109.00£95.57This book is, in essence, about incentives: the incentives for competing societal interest groups to cooperate with each other to benefit from a growing economic pie, rather than fighting over a bigger share of a smaller one. This is the conundrum of... -
Minority Politics in the Punjab by Baldev Raj Nayar 9780691650722
RRP: £138.00£107.00This full-scale study of Punjabi politics since Indian Independence in 1947 considers the major political problem confronting virtually every new nation: how to create a functioning political system in the face of divisive internal threats. Originally...