{"product_id":"the-politics-of-the-asiapacific-triumphs-challenges-and-threats-9781487525996","title":"The Politics of the AsiaPacific  Triumphs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book introduces readers to the deep political tensions in the Asia-Pacific and offers classroom simulations designed to encourage students to delve deeper into the issues and dynamics of the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   Notes on Contributors   1. The Politics of the Asia-Pacific: An Introduction Mark S. Williams   Colonialism   2. Colonial Legacies and Post-Colonial Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia Anne Booth   3. A Historical Perspective on the Straits of Melaka: Transport, Trade, and the Layering of Colonialisms  Jean Michel Montsion    Economics   4. Asia and Varieties of Capitalism Paul Bowles   5. Why Are the Asia-Pacific’s Economies So Successful? Richard Stubbs   6. Building a Twenty-First Century Economy in East Asia Carin Holroyd   Democracy and Authoritarianism   7. Democracy and Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia Philip Calvert   8. Malaysia’s Democratic Moment vs. Singapore’s Status Quo David Matijasevich   9. Indonesia: A Young Democracy and its Ongoing Renovation Leonard C. Sebastian   10. Understanding Vietnamese Politics: How to Cope? Adam Fforde   11. Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Policy Matthew Bowes, Jeffrey Lewis, and Mark S. Williams   Security   12. Chinese Global and Regional Hegemony in the Twenty-First Century: Fate or Fantasy? J. R. Lacharite   13. Civil War and Peace in the Asia-Pacific Shane Barter and Mahesh Kushwaha   14. Nuclear North Korea: Pyongyang’s Determination and the International Failure to Frustrate It Inhan Kim   15. Peacebuilding in Cambodia and Timor-Leste Sorpong Peou   Regionalism and Governance   16. Asia-Pacific Regionalism and a Rising China Robert J. Hanlon   17. Contemporary ASEAN Region-Building and Regional Foreign Policy Naila Maier-Knapp   18. Designing the Future of Cybersecurity in ASEAN Lisa-Carolin Petersen and Mark S. Williams   Active Learning Sequences   19. The Korean Crisis: An Emergency Session of the United Nations Security Council Mark S. Williams   20. The Women’s Movement in the Asia-Pacific Mark S. Williams, Quinn Campbell, and Madison Lussier   21. From the Asian Financial Crisis to the Looming Threat of De-Globalization: An ASEAN+3 Summit Mark S. Williams and Selina Haynes","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409157398871,"sku":"9781487525996","price":32.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487525996.jpg?v=1730505679","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-the-asiapacific-triumphs-challenges-and-threats-9781487525996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}