
- 264 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
For the first time in the modern era, Asia is not dominated by an outside power. Is this the Asian Century? Will internal rivalries emerge between China, Japan and India? How will growing tensions between the United States and China shape the global economic, strategic and political system? Covering governance, culture, and society in East and South Asia, this book introduces: - Key economic developments, including the Asian economic miracle and the 1997/8 Financial Crisis
- The central role of education, and the contentious debate about 'Asian values'
- The rapid expansion of military spending in the region
- The demography and geography of major nations and their forms of nationalism With further reading suggestions and discussion questions for every chapter, this is essential introductory reading for students of Asian Studies and interested general readers alike.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction: Setting and issues
- 2 The historical context
- 3 Countries and peoples
- 4 Political economy
- 5 Asian security – Implications for the region and the world
- 6 Asian cultures and belief systems
- 7 Asian societies and social systems
- 8 Asian politics and political cultures
- 9 Governance
- 10 Asia and the world
- 11 Conclusions – An Asian Century?
- References
- Index
- Copyright