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Chinese Foreign Policy after the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1977 by Robert G. Sutter
RRP: £135.00£117.28Chinese foreign policy has changed radically since the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1969, but until now there has been no comprehensive review of developments in Chinese foreign affairs over the past ten years, Robert Sutter, making extensive use of... -
Illusions of Safety: Culture and Earthquake Hazard Response in California and Japan by Risa Palm
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. CMS-9542154 and CMS-9316749. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily... -
Proletarian Power: Shanghai In The Cultural Revolution by Elizabeth Perry
RRP: £135.00£117.28This pathbreaking book offers the first in-depth study of Chinese labor activism during the momentous upheaval of the Cultural Revolution. The authors explore three distinctive forms of working-class protest: rebellion, conservatism, and economism... -
Taxation And Economic Development Among Pacific Asian Countries by Richard A Musgrave
RRP: £86.99£72.68An array of case studies exploring evolving tax policy and economic development in Pacific Asian countries.Book InformationISBN 9780367289485Author Richard A MusgraveFormat HardbackPage Count 290Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis... -
Belt And Road Initiative In The Global Context, The by Linggui Wang
RRP: £85.00£73.91This book explores a wide range of topics related to the policies and implementation of the BRI. The topics include the associated risks and challenges, new opportunities for multilateral cooperation, and approaches to promoting the BRI among... -
Maritime Governance And South Asia: Trade, Security And Sustainable Development In The Indian Ocean by Jivanta Schottli
RRP: £100.00£86.72Five out of the eight South Asian countries have direct access to the Indian ocean, yet research tends to focus instead on the region's landmass. Much less attention is paid to the extensive maritime space that links South Asian countries, provides their... -
Islam, Politics and Change: The Indonesian Experience After the Fall of Suharto by Kees Van Dijk
£49.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789087282387Author Kees van DijkFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Leiden University PressPublisher Leiden University Press -
Advocacy in a Time of Change: Business Associations and the Pakatan Harapan Government in Malaysia, 2018–20 by Michael T. Schaper
£8.96There are at least 80–100 business associations (such as chambers of commerce or industry-specific bodies) in Malaysia today, representing over 600,000 firms. In February–April 2020, a range of chamber leaders and officers were interviewed to record... -
Chinese Regionalism: The Security Dimension by Richard H Yang
RRP: £130.00£112.11As China is poised to become a global economic force, its leadership is on the brink of imminent and potentially sweeping change. With Deng Xiaoping's demise seemingly at hand, the inevitable redistribution of power within this vast land has become a... -
Asian Perspectives On Human Rights by Claude Welch
RRP: £130.00£112.11Analyzes Asian perspectives on human rights in terms of cultural traditions, grassroots and regional organizations, and economic constraints on the expression of rights. The book asks: are human rights western in their inception, are they universal or do... -
From Revolution To Politics: Chinese Communists On The Long March by Benjamin Yang
RRP: £130.00£112.11Providing fresh analysis of the history and politics of Chinese communism, this book utilizes previously inaccessible sources to reassess the epic Long March. It sheds new light on the revolutionary momentum and political structure of the Chinese... -
Myanmar’s Changing Political Landscape: Old and New Struggles by Makiko Takeda
RRP: £109.99£109.55Myanmar has faced numerous divisions that hinder its democratization and peacebuilding processes since emerging out of decades of military dictatorship. The coup d’état in 2021 terminated Myanmar’s limited and nascent democratization under the civilian... -
Contiguity, Connectivity and Access: The Importance of the Bay of Bengal Region in Indian Foreign Policy by Suranjan Das
RRP: £125.00£107.86This volume examines themes like contemporary factors shaping the emergence of the Bay of Bengal region as a critical strategic theatre in Indian foreign policy; the inter-connectedness of the Indian and Pacific Oceans; the importance of oceans to... -
The Politics of Community-making in New Urban India: Illiberal Spaces, Illiberal Cities by Ritanjan Das
RRP: £125.00£107.86This book explores the relationship between the production of new urban spaces and illiberal community-making in contemporary India. It is based on an ethnographic study in Noida, a city at the eastern fringe of the state of Uttar Pradesh, bordering... -
Integrated Governance in Rural China: Case Study of Nanjiang County by Shaolai Zhou
RRP: £44.99£43.04This book adopts the methods of field investigation and case study, systematically summarizes the development course of Nanjiang County in Sichuan Province since China's reform and opening-up, and comprehensively sorts out its main experiences of... -
From Swords To Plowshares?: Defense Industry Reform In The Prc by Paul Humes Folta
RRP: £39.99£35.06From Swords to Plowshares? provides a critical explanation of how the China's defense industries' transformation has come about and what its overall impact has been. It explains the importance of the defense industries in China's modernization. .Book... -
Democracy And Development In Southeast Asia: The Winds Of Change by Clark Neher
RRP: £135.00£117.68Exploring the remarkable political and economic changes sweeping Southeast Asia, the authors take as their starting point the trend?albeit uneven?toward democratization. They focus specifically on ?Asian democracy,'? a form that has been adapted by... -
The Dynamics Of Defeat: The Vietnam War In Hau Nghia Province by Eric M Bergerud
RRP: £135.00£117.68Some of the most active debate about the Vietnam War today is prompted by those who believe that the United States could have won the war either through an improved military strategy or through more enlightened social policies. Eric Bergerud takes issue... -
Shared Hopes, Separate Fears: Fifty Years Of U.s.-indonesian Relations by Paul F Gardner
RRP: £135.00£117.68This book traces the often tumultuous history of U.S-Indonesian relations as experienced by those who witnessed it in the making. Incorporating the perspectives of participants from both nations, Paul Gardner focuses on a number of key phases in the... -
Southeast Asia And China: The End Of Containment by Edwin W. Martin
RRP: £125.00£103.18Since the end of the war in Vietnam and the withdrawal of the American presence there, a marked realignment of power has taken place in Southeast Asia. The old rivalry between China and the United States has become a relationship of cautious... -
South Asia Approaches The Millennium: Reexamining National Security by Marvin G Weinbaum
RRP: £135.00£111.70This innovative volume offers a comprehensive analysis of the issues surrounding South Asia's precarious security. Going far beyond common considerations of border defense and regime, the contributors rigorously trace the social, economic, and ecological... -
Korea Briefing, 1992 by Donald N. Clark
RRP: £39.99£35.06Reviewing the domestic politics, foreign relations, and economies of North and South Korea, this book covers South Korea's security ties with the United States, the history of the South Korean press over the past 30 years, and the difficulties Korean... -
Metropolis and Nation in Thailand: The Political Economy of Uneven Development by Bruce London
RRP: £135.00£117.28This qualitative study of the relationships between one primate city, Bangkok, and its hinterland, the Thai nation, breaks new ground in general sociological theory, redirects the study of city-hinterland relationships, and presents an interpretation of... -
Business In Japan: a Guide To Japanese Business Practice And Procedure-- Fully Revised Edition by Paul Norbury
RRP: £135.00£117.68This book covers the main practical elements of doing business with the Japanese. It gives the reader sufficient background to understand and associate with the Japan of the 1980s as well as support him with the know-how for searching out and grasping... -
From Plan to Market: The Economic Transition in Vietnam by Adam Fforde
RRP: £135.00£117.68This clear and accessible text explores Vietnam's successful transition from neo-Stalinist central planning to a market economy-"Vietnamese style." After describing the north Vietnamese system prior to 1975 and its colonial and precolonial... -
Mass Politics In The People's Republic: State And Society In Contemporary China by Alan P.L. Liu
RRP: £135.00£117.68Exploring the crucial link between state and society in the PRC, this study analyzes the interaction between the Chinese Communist Party and the country's major social groups-peasants, workers, youths and students, intellectuals, and ethnic... -
Reform And Development In China: After 40 Years by Lijun Yang
RRP: £100.00£86.72This book provides a comprehensive review of China's experience in reform and opening up from political, social, and economic perspectives. It attempts to engage existing scholarly debates in three areas - first, how the party-state has evolved in the... -
Asia Annual 2007: Envisaging Regions by H S Vasudevan
£61.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788173047978Author H S VasudevanFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Manohar Publishers and DistributorsPublisher Manohar Publishers and... -
The New Pacific Community: U.s. Strategic Options In Asia by Martin L Lasater
RRP: £39.99£35.06As the political and economic landscape in the Asian Pacific continues to shift, the United States must re-evaluate its strategy toward the region. In his book, Martin Lasater explores U.S. interests in Asia, considering strategies for attaining U.S... -
Burma's Road Toward Development: Growth and Ideology Under Military Rule: Growth And Ideology Under Military Rule by David I. Steinberg
RRP: £135.00£117.68A liberalization of economic policies has inspired considerable economic growth and encouraged the development of Burma's natural resources, but, according to David Steinberg, the current military government is akin to previous civilian governments in... -
The Japanese Party System: From One-party Rule To Coalition Government by Ronald J Hrebenar
RRP: £130.00£107.64“This is a nuts and bolts textbook in the best sense of the term. … It is bound to be a great boon both to teachers and students of contemporary Japanese politics.” —from the Foreword by Haruhiro Fukui This timely volume is the first book in nearly... -
China’s Maritime Silk Road: Advancing Global Development? by Gerald Chan
£84.61This innovative book examines the maritime component of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), focusing on three key trade routes and addressing the question of how China protects its overseas assets. Gerald Chan explores China's rising maritime power,... -
The East Asian Model: Transformation and Sustainability by Hyungkee Kim
RRP: £125.00£107.86Hyungkee Kim analyses the model of East Asian development as it existed during periods of high growth and how it was transformed by pressures from both the Washington consensus and its own internal contradictions. Many have discussed the successes and... -
Chinese Legality: Ideology, Law, and Institutions by Shiping Hua
RRP: £125.00£107.86Comprehensive coverage of Chinese legality during the Xi era through ideology, law, and institutions.Explores events from ancient times to the present, including Xi’s term limit issue, the Hong Kong protests, and the Covid-19 pandemic.An... -
40 Years of Reform and Opening-up: China's Model and Experience by Chaoyang Wang
RRP: £109.99£99.71This book consists of studies on China’s economic development since China carried out the reform and opening-up strategy, including China’s economic restructuring, economic operational mechanism, socialist market economy, inflation, the reform of the... -
Early Sino-amer Relation/h by Kenneth W. Rea
RRP: £39.99£35.06Early Sino-American Relations, 1841-1912 focuses on Earl Swisher's pioneering research in early Sino-American relations from 1841 through 1912, analyzing selected aspects of these relations in detail.Book InformationISBN 9780367167998Author Kenneth W... -
Korea Briefing, 1990 by Chong-Sik Lee
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book initiates a series of comprehensive annual reviews of issues and events in the Republic of Korea and on the peninsula as a whole in 1990. It provides both students and specialist with a useful overview of a rapidly changing society.Book... -
The Changing Of The Guard: President Clinton And The Security Of Taiwan by Martin L Lasater
RRP: £39.99£35.06The increased military power of China since the close of the Cold War has forced the United States to reconsider its security policy toward Taiwan. In this volume, Martin Lasater explores the many new factors that are now influencing U.S. calculations of... -
The Sogo Shosha: Japan's Multinational Trading Companies by Alexander Young
RRP: £135.00£111.70The sogo shosha, Japan's general trading companies, are regarded as a key element in the country's rapid economic growth after World War II and its great success in international trade. In Japanese fiscal year 1975, the ten largest sogo shosha had total... -
System And Process In Southeast Asia: The Evolution Of A Region by Donald G Mccloud
RRP: £135.00£111.70Southeast Asia, although not garnering the headlines of ten to twenty years ago, is important in global politics. Vietnam's domination of Indochina, for example, has polarized the region, given the Soviet Union new regional access, and magnified the...