Pacific Asia? : prospects for security and cooperation in East Asia
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Pacific Asia? : prospects for security and cooperation in East Asia
(Asia in world politics)
Rowman & Littlefield, c2002
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780742508507
Description
Most studies of Asia-Pacific security are marked by pessimism and continuing belief in the virtues of a balance of power. Pacific Asia? goes against the grain by pointing to a number of positive developments-especially economic-in regional relationships, the absence of an arms race, the growth of multilateral groups, and an emerging consensus on the importance of nonmilitary paths to national security. Above all, Mel Gurtov stresses a definition of security that focuses on basic human needs, social justice, and environmental protection. The author disagrees with proponents of a China threat, criticizes U.S. Cold War notions of security through forward-based power, and argues for new efforts at regional dialogue based on multilateral cooperation, sensitivity to Asian nationalism, and a role for Japan as a "global civilian power."
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 List of Abbreviations Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 The New Face of Security in Post-Cold War Asia Chapter 4 Sources of Security and Insecurity Chapter 5 The Asian Way Chapter 6 China Rising: Threat or Opportunity? Chapter 7 Japan: Dependent Nationalism Chapter 8 The Two Koreas: Uneasy Coexistence Chapter 9 The United States and East Asia Chapter 10 Toward a More Pacific Asia Chapter 11 Bigliography Chapter 12 Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780742508514
Description
Most studies of Asia-Pacific security are marked by pessimism and continuing belief in the virtues of a balance of power. Pacific Asia? goes against the grain by pointing to a number of positive developments-especially economic-in regional relationships, the absence of an arms race, the growth of multilateral groups, and an emerging consensus on the importance of nonmilitary paths to national security. Above all, Mel Gurtov stresses a definition of security that focuses on basic human needs, social justice, and environmental protection. The author disagrees with proponents of a China threat, criticizes U.S. Cold War notions of security through forward-based power, and argues for new efforts at regional dialogue based on multilateral cooperation, sensitivity to Asian nationalism, and a role for Japan as a 'global civilian power.'
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 List of Abbreviations Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 The New Face of Security in Post-Cold War Asia Chapter 4 Sources of Security and Insecurity Chapter 5 The Asian Way Chapter 6 China Rising: Threat or Opportunity? Chapter 7 Japan: Dependent Nationalism Chapter 8 The Two Koreas: Uneasy Coexistence Chapter 9 The United States and East Asia Chapter 10 Toward a More Pacific Asia Chapter 11 Bigliography Chapter 12 Index
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