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Book SynopsisWill China remain stable and what will be the intentions of her leaders? Can Japan map out a new role for the worlds largest economy, another Meiji Revolution? Will Indonesia be able to hang together as it attempts, once again, to find some formula for a nation-state from its very disparate elements? Is India doomed to struggle on in a mire of social and economic problems or will possible recognition of its new hegemonic role in South Asia by the U.S. and the West generally, bring a new era? Will Pakistan overcome its current crisis of identity, somehow synthesizing intensification of Islamic values (whatever that may mean) and nationhood with falling off the precipice of fanaticism? Can Thailand, once again, exhibit that special knack of riding the crest of any wave that strikes the area- or is a fundamental new step toward modernization too difficult? Through Asian Eyes: U.S. Policy in the Asian Century evaluates these issues through the Asian perspective.
Trade Review...the book does contain valuable insights... * Journal of Asian Studies *
...the book does contain valuable insights... * Journal of Asian Studies *
Table of Contents1 Introduction: Perceptions of U.S. Policy 2 The Future of the Japan-U.S. Alliance 3 Cultural and Emotional Elements in U.S. Policy Toward Asia 4 For Japan: A New Meiji Revolution 5 China and the United States: Friends or Adversaries in the New Millennium? 6 Taiwan in America's Strategic Calculus 7 The U.S. and India: What Kind of New Relationship? 8 Practical Policies for U.S. Policymakers in South Asian Diversity 9 Thai-American Friendship: Implications for U.S. Policy in Southeast Asia 10 ASEAN and the U.S.: Cooperation for Stabilization 11 America's Role in South Asian Nuclear Restraint 12 Only the US Can Guarantee a Stable Northeast Asia 13 Debate vs. No Talk: Cultural Aspects of Japan-U.S. Technological Exchange 14 Islamic Fundamentalism: A Counter-ideology is sine qua non 15 Contributors
