Contesting International Society in East Asia
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Contesting International Society in East Asia

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Contesting International Society in East Asia

About this book

Bringing together some of the most innovative scholars in both the English School of international relations and East Asian studies, this volume investigates whether or not significant and distinct international social structures exist at the regional level represented by 'East Asia', and what this can tell us about international society both regionally and globally. The book's main finding is that the regional dispute over how its states and peoples should relate to the Western-dominated global international society makes the existence of East Asian international society essentially contested. While this regional-global social dynamic is present in many regions, it is particularly strong in East Asia. This book will appeal to audiences interested in developing English School theory, the study of East Asian international relations and comparative regionalism.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Tables
  7. Notes on contributors
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Introduction: interrogating regional international society in East Asia
  10. 2 International societies in pre-modern East Asia: a preliminary framework
  11. 3 Imagining ‘Asia’: Japan and ‘Asian’ international society in modern history
  12. 4 An East Asian international society today? The cultural dimension
  13. 5 Regional and global forces in East Asia’s economic engagement with international society
  14. 6 Outside-in and inside-out: political ideology, the English School and East Asia
  15. 7 East Asia and the strategic ‘deep rules’ of international/regional society
  16. 8 East Asia as regional international society: the problem of great power management
  17. 9 Social boundaries in flux: secondary regional organizations as a reflection of regional international society
  18. 10 Conclusion: the contest over East Asian international society
  19. Glossary
  20. References
  21. Index