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Book SynopsisThis study of how 16 Asian states conceive of their security identifies and explains the security concerns and behavior of central decision makers, asking who or what is to be protected, against what potential threats, and how security policies have changed over time.
Trade Review"It is not often that a book of this quality, substance, and scope appears. . . .This book is, without a doubt, a major contribution to the literature on the Asian security practice and one which can be confidently predicted to become a standard reference for many years to come." --
Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsPreface Contributors Introduction Part I. Conceptual and Historical Perspectives: 1. Rethinking security: a critical review and appraisal of the debate Muthiah Alagappa 2. International politics in Asia: the historical context Muthiah Alagappa Part II. Security Practice: Country Studies: 3. China: security practice of a modernizing and ascending power Wu Xinbo 4. India: modified structuralism Kanti Bajpai 5. Japan: normative constraints versus structural imperatives Yoshihide Soeya 6. North Korea: deterrence through danger David Kang 7. South Korea: recasting security paradigms Chung-in Moon 8. Taiwan: in the dragon's shadow Roger Cliff 9. Bangladesh: a weak state and power Iftekharuzzaman 10. Pakistan: the crisis within Samina Ahmed 11. Sri Lanka: the many faces of security Nira Wickramasinghe 12. Myanmar: preoccupation with regime survival, national security Panitan Wattanayagorn 14. Vietnam: struggle and cooperation Kim Ninh 15. Indonesea: domestic priorities define national security Dewi Fortuna Anwar 16. Malaysia: reinventing the nation K. S. Nathan 17. The Philippines: state versus society? Noel M. Morada and Christopher Collier 18. Singapore: realist cum trading state Narayanan Ganesan Part III. Conclusion: 19. Asian practice of security: key features and explanations Muthiah Alagappa 20. Conceptualizing security: hierarchy and conceptual travelling Muthiah Alagappa Notes Bibliography Index.
