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Japan's Contested War Memories

The 'Memory Rifts' in Historical Consciousness of World War II

By Philip A. Seaton

Japan's Contested War Memories is an important and significant book that explores the struggles within contemporary Japanese society to come to terms with Second World…

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November 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48780-1 (Routledge)

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A Rising China and Security in East Asia

Identity Construction and Security Discourse

By Rex Li

This volume provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the security discourse of Chinese policy elites on the major powers in East Asia in relation…

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November 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44941-0 (Routledge)

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India’s Open-Economy Policy

Globalism, Rivalry, Continuity

By Jalal Alamgir

This book is the first major exploration of Indian political economy using a constructivist approach. Arguing that India’s open-economy policy was made, justified, and continued…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77684-4 (Routledge)

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Human Security in East Asia

Challenges for Collaborative Action

Edited by Sorpong Peou

Since the end of the Cold War the number of interstate wars has remained relatively low, although whilst states may be more secure than ever…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46796-4 (Routledge)

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Education as a Political Tool in Asia

Edited by Marie Lall, Edward Vickers

This book offers a fresh and comparative approach in questioning what education is being used for and what the effects of the politicisation of education…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45259-5 (Routledge)

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Institutional Balancing in the Asia Pacific

Economic interdependence and China's rise

By Kai He

This book examines the strategic interactions among China, the United States, Japan, and Southeast Asian States in the context of China’s rise and globalization after…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46952-4 (Routledge)

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Buddhist Meditation

An Anthology of Texts from the Pali Canon

By Sarah Shaw

Meditative practice lies at the heart of the Buddhist tradition. This introductory anthology gives a representative sample of the various kinds of meditations described in…

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November 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48568-5 (Routledge)

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On The Borders of State Power

Frontiers in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region

Edited by Martin Gainsborough

On The Borders of State Power explores the changing nature, meaning and significance of international borders over time in the area referred to today as…

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October 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41465-4 (Routledge)

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Administrative Law and Governance in Asia

Comparative Perspectives

Edited by Tom Ginsburg, Albert H.Y. Chen

This book examines administrative law in Asia, exploring the profound changes in the legal regimes of many Asian states that have taken place in recent…

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October 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77731-5 (Routledge)

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Human Security

Concepts and implications

By Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh, Anuradha Chenoy

This book, now available in paperback, traces the key evolutions in the development of the concept of human security, the various definitions and critiques, how…

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October 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47338-5 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

China's Energy Geopolitics: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Central Asia
By Thrassy N. Marketos
To be published November 21st 2008

Changing Governance and Public Policy in East Asia
Edited by Ka H. Mok, Ray Forrest
To be published November 24th 2008

China and Asia: Economic and Financial Interactions
Edited by Yin-Wong Cheung, Kar-Yiu Wong
To be published November 25th 2008

Globalisation and the Middle Classes in India: The Social and Cultural Impact of Neoliberal Reforms
By Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase, Timothy J. Scrase
To be published November 28th 2008

Community, Environment and Local Governance in Indonesia: Locating the commonweal
Edited by John F. McCarthy, Carol Warren
To be published November 28th 2008

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