Taiwan's Security

History and Prospects

By Bernard Cole

This is the first explanation and evaluation of Taiwan’s defence forces and infrastructure. It examines not only Taiwan’s armed forces, but also its Ministry of National...

October 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46082-8 (Routledge)

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Beyond New Public Management

Edited by Koichiro Agata

This collection brings together an international array of contributors to examine public management in several countries across the world. The book demonstrates that the debate...

October 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-40391-7 (Routledge)

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The Singapore Economy

An Econometric Perspective

By Tilak Abeysinghe, Keen Meng Choy

Singapore's phenomenal transformation from Third World to First World status has been of great interest to economists around the world yet there has been little...

September 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48031-4 (Routledge)

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The Politics of Civic Space in Asia

Building Urban Communities

Edited by Amrita Daniere, Mike Douglass

This book explores how and why civic spaces are used by different communities in Asia and what role urban governance and public participation play in...

September 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46460-4 (Routledge)

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Families in Asia

Home and Kin

By Stella R. Quah

This new, and fully updated 2nd edition of Families in Asia provides a unique and comparative analysis of family trends in Asia by focusing on the most...

September 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45570-1 (Routledge)

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Taiwan's Relations with Mainland China

A Tail Wagging Two Dogs

By Chi Su

Taiwan's Relations with Mainland China is the first book to deal with the role of Taiwan’s leadership politics, including the personal political styles of Lee...

September 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46454-3 (Routledge)

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Japan's Middle East Security Policy

Theory and Cases

By Yukiko Miyagi

This study examines how Japanese policy toward Middle East security issues is shaped by the need to both maintain Japan’s security alliance with the US...

September 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45878-8 (Routledge)

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US-Asia Economic Relations

A political economy of crisis and the rise of new business actors

By Justin Robertson

In a world of continuing financial volatility, this book critically evaluates the oft-cited claim that US firms and the US government attempt to open emerging...

September 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46951-7 (Routledge)

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Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons

By Bhumitra Chakma

Pakistan is a vitally important country in the contemporary global political system. It is a de facto nuclear state, and a pivotal country in the...

August 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-40871-4 (Routledge)

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Institutions of the Asia-Pacific

ASEAN, APEC and beyond

By Mark Beeson

The Asia-Pacific is arguably the most important, but also the most complex and contested, region on the planet. Containing three of the world’s largest economies...

August 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46504-5 (Routledge)

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