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Book SynopsisAmerica and China: Asia-Pacific Rim Hegemony in the Twenty-first Century places a historical context around the remarkable changes in international relations taking place in this region during the first decade of this millennium. While many institutions established after World War II are being re-examined, the United States'' key allies in the region, Australia, Japan, and South Korea, publicly acknowledge that their relations with the United States are still strong. However, the balance of power has shifted dramatically in the region as China has experienced a meteoric rise in economic clout and military power. Randall Doyle examines this epic transition within the Asia-Pacific Rim region by drawing on the research and thought of regional analysts, politicians, scholars, and think-tanks. America and China is the definitive study of this important (and still ongoing) period of world history.Trade ReviewProfessor Randall Doyle offers his appraisal of the relations between the U.S. and Pacific Rim countries. His lifelong engagement with Australia, China, Japan and Korea and his personal interviews with the president of South Korea and the prime minister of Australia along with many local elites turn this book into an interesting tome. His advice that the U.S. should make relevant adjustments towards the other side of the rim reveals his insights. Indeed, this is an ambitious undertaking to pack five nations into one volume; however, Doyle's expertise enables him to provide a concise survey and numerous persuasive remarks. His writing is poetic, lucid, fluent and engaging. -- Patrick Fuliang Shan, assistant professor of Chinese history, Grand Valley State UniversityIn times when most analysis of the current state and future development of the Asia Pacific region focuses on Japan, China, Korea, and the role of the United States, often applying classical balance of power approaches to explain alliances and frictions, Doyle's book takes a broader look at all players in the region including Australia. The book begins with a concise analysis of the significant steps in the postwar history of each country, which allows the reader to get a much better sense about the many historical issues undermining cooperation to this day. I recommend the book to anyone who wants to look behind and beyond the day-to-day politics of the region to get a deeper understanding of the historical background and development of today's problems and issues. -- Wilhelm Vosse, International Christian University[Doyle's] analysis of the complex interactions of the two great powers, along with Australia, Japan, and South Korea, is judicious and informed, enriched by substantial personal experience in the region. His study gives a valuable perspective on topics that are sure to be of growing significance in the years ahead. -- Noam Chomsky, MITProfessor Randall Doyle is peering into an overlooked corner of U.S. foreign policy—its relations with Australia, Japan, and Korea. It is an important area of study because all three of these nations live in the shadow of the Asian giant—China, which by its size, its military might, its swift-growing economy, is the great counter-balance to U.S. hegemony in Asia in the 21st century. -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States and professor emeritus of Political Science, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 Part 1: Post WWII Asia-Pacific and America, Key Alliances: Australia, Japan and South Korea Chapter 2 The "Yanks" & The "Battlers" Chapter 3 The Return of the Rising Sun Chapter 4 Korea: Nationalism and the Hermit Kingdom Part 5 Part II: Post-9/11 Asia-Pacific and America: A New Regional Order Chapter 6 Zhongguo: The Wild Card in Asia-Pacific Chapter 7 America: The Eagle in Transition Chapter 8 Australia: Serving Two Masters in Asia-Pacific Part 9 Epilogue: Asia-Pacific in the 21st Century — Pearl Harbor or Peace? Part 10 Postscript: My Journey through China, Japan and South Korea — Spring 2007

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Book SynopsisAmerica and China: Asia-Pacific Rim Hegemony in the Twenty-first Century places a historical context around the remarkable changes in international relations taking place in this region during the first decade of this millennium. While many institutions established after World War II are being re-examined, the United States'' key allies in the region, Australia, Japan, and South Korea, publicly acknowledge that their relations with the United States are still strong. However, the balance of power has shifted dramatically in the region as China has experienced a meteoric rise in economic clout and military power. Randall Doyle examines this epic transition within the Asia-Pacific Rim region by drawing on the research and thought of regional analysts, politicians, scholars, and think-tanks. America and China is the definitive study of this important (and still ongoing) period of world history.Trade ReviewProfessor Randall Doyle offers his appraisal of the relations between the U.S. and Pacific Rim countries. His lifelong engagement with Australia, China, Japan and Korea and his personal interviews with the president of South Korea and the prime minister of Australia along with many local elites turn this book into an interesting tome. His advice that the U.S. should make relevant adjustments towards the other side of the rim reveals his insights. Indeed, this is an ambitious undertaking to pack five nations into one volume; however, Doyle's expertise enables him to provide a concise survey and numerous persuasive remarks. His writing is poetic, lucid, fluent and engaging. -- Patrick Fuliang Shan, assistant professor of Chinese history, Grand Valley State UniversityIn times when most analysis of the current state and future development of the Asia Pacific region focuses on Japan, China, Korea, and the role of the United States, often applying classical balance of power approaches to explain alliances and frictions, Doyle's book takes a broader look at all players in the region including Australia. The book begins with a concise analysis of the significant steps in the postwar history of each country, which allows the reader to get a much better sense about the many historical issues undermining cooperation to this day. I recommend the book to anyone who wants to look behind and beyond the day-to-day politics of the region to get a deeper understanding of the historical background and development of today's problems and issues. -- Wilhelm Vosse, International Christian University[Doyle's] analysis of the complex interactions of the two great powers, along with Australia, Japan, and South Korea, is judicious and informed, enriched by substantial personal experience in the region. His study gives a valuable perspective on topics that are sure to be of growing significance in the years ahead. -- Noam Chomsky, MITProfessor Randall Doyle is peering into an overlooked corner of U.S. foreign policy—its relations with Australia, Japan, and Korea. It is an important area of study because all three of these nations live in the shadow of the Asian giant—China, which by its size, its military might, its swift-growing economy, is the great counter-balance to U.S. hegemony in Asia in the 21st century. -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States and professor emeritus of Political Science, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 Part 1: Post WWII Asia-Pacific and America, Key Alliances: Australia, Japan and South Korea Chapter 2 The "Yanks" & The "Battlers" Chapter 3 The Return of the Rising Sun Chapter 4 Korea: Nationalism and the Hermit Kingdom Part 5 Part II: Post-9/11 Asia-Pacific and America: A New Regional Order Chapter 6 Zhongguo: The Wild Card in Asia-Pacific Chapter 7 America: The Eagle in Transition Chapter 8 Australia: Serving Two Masters in Asia-Pacific Part 9 Epilogue: Asia-Pacific in the 21st Century — Pearl Harbor or Peace? Part 10 Postscript: My Journey through China, Japan and South Korea — Spring 2007

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Book SynopsisAs the twenty-first century progresses, the Indo-Pacific theater is experiencing an unprecedented transformation involving economic development, military build-ups, political reforms, social changes, and technological advancements. The region now reflects a multitude of geopolitical challenges, factors, and complicated realities. Although America is still recognized as the most powerful force in the Indo-Pacific region, the challenge to America's hegemonic role is quite real and unrelenting. The ongoing global financial crisis has left a changed world with unanswered questions in its wake. Is America's post-WWII dominance of the Indo-Pacific region finally coming to an end? Can the United States and China work together to manage the region's hegemonic responsibilities? In The Geopolitical Power Shift in the Indo-Pacific Region, Randall Doyle provides analysis and insights on the transformational changes and the epochal history unfolding in this part of the world and America's increasinTrade ReviewThe recent phenomenal rise of the Indo-Pacific region, as Randall Doyle elaborates in this book, deserves scholastic attention. Indeed, the recent developments have already caused a geopolitical power shift and regional reorganization. As a prolific author, a long-term resident, and a frequent traveler to these Pacific countries, Doyle offers insightful remarks and thoughtful suggestions regarding the triangular diplomacy between the United States, Australia, and China. -- Patrick Fuliang Shan, Grand Valley State UniversityA riveting and scholarly journey of the events leading up to today’s assessment of the American and Chinese relationship in the Indo-Pacific region and the implications it is having on Australian foreign policy. The Geopolitical Power Shift in the Indo-Pacific Region is filled with a rich lore of historical events that have shaped not only the American/Chinese relationship over the past sixty years, but American/Australian diplomacy as well. Professor Doyle is able to explain this complicated process with insightful research, brutal honesty, and humorous observations. This timely book is a must read for anyone trying to decipher the future of this important global region. -- Edward B. Davis, Yuba CollegeThis is a fine and timely publication, a penetrating study of the turbulent geopolitical tides in robust spate within that half of the planet known as the Indo-Pacific. ‘The Vasco da Gama era,’ Randall Doyle tells us, ‘is over. The West’s 500-year economic and technological reign of dominance is fading rapidly into the shadows of history. A new strategic geography is ascending in the Indo-Pacific Theater.’ We are indeed living in the eye of the ‘interesting times’ of the well-known Chinese curse, and Doyle picks an unerring path through the tangle of forces and trends that weave through such times. He writes a lucid, engaging prose that is at once authoritative and accessible, and he evinces a willingness to meet controversy head-on that is a welcome contrast to the timidity that characterizes so much writing in the genre. Here is a lively and readable book that restores knowledge and democratic capacity to the lay reader seeking to understand our complex times in which the global verities we have taken for granted are slipping from us, never to return. We should all read this book. -- Pete Hay, University of TasmaniaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I The Indo-Pacific Theater Chapter 1 The Indo-Pacific Fulcrum: America, Australia and the New Strategic Geography Chapter 2 Dragon in the Room: History Come Full Circle in the Indo-Pacific Region Part II Australia Chapter 3 The Ghosts of 11/11: Gough Whitlam and the Dismissal of Australian Democracy Part III U.S. State Department Chapter 4 Franklin Fellow - U.S. Department of State (2011-2012): Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Office of East Asia and Pacific Affairs (EAP) Bibliography About the Author

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Book SynopsisAs the twenty-first century progresses, the Indo-Pacific theater is experiencing an unprecedented transformation involving economic development, military build-ups, political reforms, social changes, and technological advancements. The region now reflects a multitude of geopolitical challenges, factors, and complicated realities. Although America is still recognized as the most powerful force in the Indo-Pacific region, the challenge to America's hegemonic role is quite real and unrelenting. The ongoing global financial crisis has left a changed world with unanswered questions in its wake. Is America's post-WWII dominance of the Indo-Pacific region finally coming to an end? Can the United States and China work together to manage the region's hegemonic responsibilities? In The Geopolitical Power Shift in the Indo-Pacific Region, Randall Doyle provides analysis and insights on the transformational changes and the epochal history unfolding in this part of the world and America's increasinTrade ReviewThe recent phenomenal rise of the Indo-Pacific region, as Randall Doyle elaborates in this book, deserves scholastic attention. Indeed, the recent developments have already caused a geopolitical power shift and regional reorganization. As a prolific author, a long-term resident, and a frequent traveler to these Pacific countries, Doyle offers insightful remarks and thoughtful suggestions regarding the triangular diplomacy between the United States, Australia, and China. -- Patrick Fuliang Shan, Grand Valley State UniversityA riveting and scholarly journey of the events leading up to today’s assessment of the American and Chinese relationship in the Indo-Pacific region and the implications it is having on Australian foreign policy. The Geopolitical Power Shift in the Indo-Pacific Region is filled with a rich lore of historical events that have shaped not only the American/Chinese relationship over the past sixty years, but American/Australian diplomacy as well. Professor Doyle is able to explain this complicated process with insightful research, brutal honesty, and humorous observations. This timely book is a must read for anyone trying to decipher the future of this important global region. -- Edward B. Davis, Yuba CollegeThis is a fine and timely publication, a penetrating study of the turbulent geopolitical tides in robust spate within that half of the planet known as the Indo-Pacific. ‘The Vasco da Gama era,’ Randall Doyle tells us, ‘is over. The West’s 500-year economic and technological reign of dominance is fading rapidly into the shadows of history. A new strategic geography is ascending in the Indo-Pacific Theater.’ We are indeed living in the eye of the ‘interesting times’ of the well-known Chinese curse, and Doyle picks an unerring path through the tangle of forces and trends that weave through such times. He writes a lucid, engaging prose that is at once authoritative and accessible, and he evinces a willingness to meet controversy head-on that is a welcome contrast to the timidity that characterizes so much writing in the genre. Here is a lively and readable book that restores knowledge and democratic capacity to the lay reader seeking to understand our complex times in which the global verities we have taken for granted are slipping from us, never to return. We should all read this book. -- Pete Hay, University of TasmaniaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I The Indo-Pacific Theater Chapter 1 The Indo-Pacific Fulcrum: America, Australia and the New Strategic Geography Chapter 2 Dragon in the Room: History Come Full Circle in the Indo-Pacific Region Part II Australia Chapter 3 The Ghosts of 11/11: Gough Whitlam and the Dismissal of Australian Democracy Part III U.S. State Department Chapter 4 Franklin Fellow - U.S. Department of State (2011-2012): Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Office of East Asia and Pacific Affairs (EAP) Bibliography About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book, Modern China and the New World, presents some of the most important issues confronting present-day China with the authors’ insightful views. As an expert on the Asian-Pacific studies, Professor Doyle acknowledges China’s role in shaping the future of the world in topics such as China's foreign policy and its relations to the U.S. and its Asia-Pacific neighbors. As the best constitutional and political scholar in China, Dr. Zhang is well recognized by the free intellectual world and ranked as one of the top 100 public intellectuals by Chinese citizens, despite the fact of being kicked out of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a think-tank for the Central Government of China. Dr. Zhang’s calm, wisdom, and constructive ideas are reflected in his writings on the role of political reforms in Chinese society and an analysis of the 'Tibetan Issues' for China's central government. Altogether, Professors Doyle and Zhang have put together a book that is timely and relevant on matters concerning China and its future role in regional and global affairs. -- Take Bane Wang, Roger Williams UniversityAs a productive author, Dr. Randall Doyle has accomplished so much in the past decade. This volume is his newly co-authored book in which he offers insights on complex issues concerning China. Although some points introduced by him and his co-author may be controversial, general readers can find in this book a useful source to deepen their understanding of the complicated situation inside and outside China, as their attention-grabbing analysis and provocative discourse provide a different perspective. -- Patrick Fuliang Shan, Grand Valley State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: New Geopolitical Dynamics in East Asia and Asia-Pacific Chapter 1: The New ‘Great Game’ Emerging in East Asia: The Coming Struggle for Regional Supremacy, by Randall Doyle Chapter 2: The Asia-Pacific Region: ‘The Geographical Pivot of History’ in the 21st Century, by Randall Doyle Chapter 3: The American Mandarin: Henry Kissinger and the Reemergence of China, by Randall Doyle Part II: The Middle Kingdom and Domestic Challenges Chapter 4: China’s Constitutional Reform: The Background, The Goal, The Procedures and The Constraints, by Zhang Boshu Chapter 5: The Way to Resolve the Tibet Issue, by Zhang Boshu

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Book SynopsisIn 2018, Australia finds itself at the center of a geopolitical storm within the Indo-Pacific region. With the meteoric rise of China and the perceived decline of U.S. influence and power in East Asia, Australia is faced with some rather difficult and uncomfortable questions concerning its economic future and its national security. Historically, Australia has always had a major power as its key ally, especially in terms of its national security. In 1901, Australia became a self-governing nation. However, Great Britain continued to protect Australia from potential external enemies, because Australia remained an important and valued commonwealth nation within the British empire. However, at the beginning of the Pacific War during WWII, Australia reached out to America after the British colony Singapore collapsed in the face of the oncoming and powerful Japanese imperial military forces in February 1942.With the empire of Japan marching southward in the Pacific region, Australian prime miTrade ReviewDr. Randall Doyle, a prolific author, offers a new monograph on Australia’s importance in the shaping of the complicated international relations in the Indo-Pacific region. By using voluminous sources, personal experience, and eloquent language, he highlights Australia’s heritage from Britain, stresses Australian alliance with the United States of America, and underscores Australia’s relationship with other regional powers. Although Australia was silent in the past as a British colony and then a British dependency and in the recent decades as an American ally under U.S. paternalism, the country now is a rising nation. Its rich natural resources and its strategic position determine the fate of the nation as a regional power. As Doyle argues, Australia is posited in the center of storm as it will continue to play an important role in 21st century global and regional affairs, in particular, in the Indo-Pacific region. Doyle has written this book with his easy-to-understand language, while offering funny stories and rendering quick-witted remarks. -- Patrick Shan, Grand Valley State UniversityDr. Doyle has once again demonstrated his considerable ability to boil the Asia-Pacific region down to its essential motivations. There are few teachers and practitioners working today who’ve spent more time thinking about Australia. In “The Australian Nexus” Dr. Doyle shows clearly why the world’s sixth largest country – over twice as large as its neighbor India – is emerging as one of the region’s most important actors in this century. His portrait is at once alarming and hopeful, accurately portraying today’s tensions but also considering how regional and global powers might win the western Pacific. -- Micah WatsonTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: Journey to the Land Down Under and a Brief Shining Light Chapter 1: NCS Harold E. Holt: An American Cold War Outpost Chapter 2: Gough Whitlam: The Death of an Australian Politician Part II: The Great Unknown - Australia and America and the Indo-Pacific Chapter 3: Red Sky in Morning, Australia Take Warning Chapter 4: The Epochal Moment Arrives in the Indo-Pacific: America, Australia, China and the Quest for Peace and Prosperity Appendix: Australia, the Indo-Pacific, and the American Empire Bibliography About the Author

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Book SynopsisModern China and the New World focuses upon a few of the main topics associated with China''s recent rise to global prominence. Dr. Randall Doyle discusses the impact that China will have on the geopolitical balance throughout the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the effect of China''s new power on U.S.-China relations in the 21st century. Dr. Zhang Boshu addresses China''s continuing struggles with Tibet and the Dalai Lama. He also discusses the existing political system within China today and the future possibility of democratic reforms occurring and transforming Chinese society itself. Modern China and the New World presents these important topics by incorporating not just traditional reading and research, but also integrating the personal experiences of the authors.Trade ReviewThe book, Modern China and the New World, presents some of the most important issues confronting present-day China with the authors’ insightful views. As an expert on the Asian-Pacific studies, Professor Doyle acknowledges China’s role in shaping the future of the world in topics such as China's foreign policy and its relations to the U.S. and its Asia-Pacific neighbors. As the best constitutional and political scholar in China, Dr. Zhang is well recognized by the free intellectual world and ranked as one of the top 100 public intellectuals by Chinese citizens, despite the fact of being kicked out of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a think-tank for the Central Government of China. Dr. Zhang’s calm, wisdom, and constructive ideas are reflected in his writings on the role of political reforms in Chinese society and an analysis of the 'Tibetan Issues' for China's central government. Altogether, Professors Doyle and Zhang have put together a book that is timely and relevant on matters concerning China and its future role in regional and global affairs. -- Take Bane Wang, Roger Williams UniversityAs a productive author, Dr. Randall Doyle has accomplished so much in the past decade. This volume is his newly co-authored book in which he offers insights on complex issues concerning China. Although some points introduced by him and his co-author may be controversial, general readers can find in this book a useful source to deepen their understanding of the complicated situation inside and outside China, as their attention-grabbing analysis and provocative discourse provide a different perspective. -- Patrick Fuliang Shan, Grand Valley State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: New Geopolitical Dynamics in East Asia and Asia-Pacific Chapter 1: The New ‘Great Game’ Emerging in East Asia: The Coming Struggle for Regional Supremacy, by Randall Doyle Chapter 2: The Asia-Pacific Region: ‘The Geographical Pivot of History’ in the 21st Century, by Randall Doyle Chapter 3: The American Mandarin: Henry Kissinger and the Reemergence of China, by Randall Doyle Part II: The Middle Kingdom and Domestic Challenges Chapter 4: China’s Constitutional Reform: The Background, The Goal, The Procedures and The Constraints, by Zhang Boshu Chapter 5: The Way to Resolve the Tibet Issue, by Zhang Boshu

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of the White family, who moved to Idaho at the time of statehood and served northern Idaho from the dark days of the Great Depression to the tense years of the Vietnam War in the United States Congress. The book includes a foreword by Howard Zinn.Trade ReviewDoyle has done a nice job of writing here, and I enjoyed learning more about a person (Compton White, Jr.) I had only brushed up against in the past. I think Doyle has brought life to this character. Doyle is obviously a talented writer. -- Keith Petersen, renowned Idaho historian and former editor of the Washington State University PressRandall Doyle contributes to the field of Idaho political history. Too little research and writing has been done on this field, and this work helps fill a small void. This book could be a very good reference for classroom use. Idaho history and political science instructors will be doing their students considerable good by widening their horizons and the history of Idaho politics. -- Martin L. Peterson, Special Assistant to the President of the University of Idaho (Boise Center)This…readable book gives a glimpse into Idaho politics from the 1930s to the 1960s. -- Kenton Bird, University of Idaho * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *Randall Doyle illumines an obscure corner of the American political scene. The book displays impressive research and writing. It explores, in detail, the lives of a father and son who represented a rural constituency in Idaho. -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States and professor emeritus of Political Science, Boston University * From The Foreword *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword by Howard Zinn Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Consensus and Rebellion in Idaho: The White Family Moves to Clark Fork in 1890 Chapter 5 Congressman Compton White, Sr., (1933-1947, 1949-1951): Dams, Silver, and FDR's New Deal Chapter 6 Out of the Shadow: The Rise of Compton White, Jr. in Idaho Politics Chapter 7 Ambition, Opportunity, and the New Frontier Chapter 8 Mr. White Goes to Washington Chapter 9 JFK and Camelot; Dallas and Uncertainty Chapter 10 The New Deal Revisited; Compton White, Jr. Embraces "The Great Society" Chapter 11 1966 Election: Redistricting, Rebellion, and Republicans Chapter 12 The Resurrection of Idaho Democrats; White Fades Away Chapter 13 Epilogue: Clark Fork, Boise, and 'Cece' Chapter 14 Bibliography Chapter 15 About the Author

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Book SynopsisAmerica and Australia, especially Tasmania, are experiencing tremendous change on many levels. This book examines the developments and trends, and discusses what the 21st century will bring to both countries. America and Australia will appeal greatly to those interested in American foreign policy and reform-minded politics in the U.S., and/or the environmental and political battles in Tasmania. In a world experiencing uncharted and unpredictable globalization, citizens no longer see their situations as being stable, nor isolated from each other. War, economic development, global hegemony, possible environmental destruction, and ever changing demographic trends are ever-present challenges for humanity. Professor Randall Doyle addresses these critical issues and presents an argument on how they are, and will, affect the well being of America and Australia as the new century unfolds.Trade ReviewI read Professor Doyle's essays with great interest. These essays on the world from antipodal perspectives, combining careful scholarship with close inquiry into contemporary events, yield significant insights into leading themes of the modern era. It is a valuable and revealing study. -- Noam Chomsky, MITThis is Randall Doyle's bold and ingenious attempt to find common ground between the little-known island of Tasmania in Australia and the giant military power which is the United States. His sharp critique of American foreign policy, and his study of the Green Party in Tasmania would seem to have little in common, but Doyle finds in both situations an admirable striving for liberty, and a willingness of the people to challenge the power-holders in a search for peace and justice. -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States and professor emeritus of Political Science, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Dedication Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Part I: America Chapter 5 Part II: Australia Chapter 6 About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that the 21st century will witness a fundamental global shift in economic and military hegemonic power from the U.S.-European sphere to the U.S.-Asia-Pacific region. Geography, hegemony, and politics will represent the foundational pillars for change, progress, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.Trade ReviewThe author identifies the major challenges, dangers and prospects of an Asia-Pacific rising and concludes that mutual commitment and the eradication of the potential roots of war - geography, hegemony and politics - can avoid another global disaster.... The book will appeal primarily to the general reader... Recommended. -- S.A. Kochanek * CHOICE, June 2010 *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Overview Chapter 4 Part I: Hegemonic Power in Asia-Pacific Part 5 Chapter 1: Geography, Hegemony, and Politics: Asia-Pacific in the 21st Century Part 6 Chapter 2: EASTO: East-Asia Security and Trade Organization Chapter 7 Part II: Significant Powers in Asia-Pacific Part 8 Chapter 3: Australia: The Age of Rudd Part 9 Chapter 4: Japan: The Uncertain Rising Sun Part 10 Chapter 5: South Korea: Caught Between Giant Elephants Part 11 Chapter 6: China: Revolution and Power Part 12 Chapter 7: America: The Fragile Empire Chapter 13 Part III: The 'Asia-Pacific Century' Part 14 Chapter 8: Asia-Pacific Rising: The Challenges, Dangers, and Prospects in the 21st Century Chapter 15 Bibliography Chapter 16 About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that the 21st century will witness a fundamental global shift in economic and military hegemonic power from the U.S.-European sphere to the U.S.-Asia-Pacific region. Geography, hegemony, and politics will represent the foundational pillars for change, progress, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.Trade ReviewThe author identifies the major challenges, dangers and prospects of an Asia-Pacific rising and concludes that mutual commitment and the eradication of the potential roots of war - geography, hegemony and politics - can avoid another global disaster.... The book will appeal primarily to the general reader... Recommended. -- S.A. Kochanek * CHOICE, June 2010 *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Overview Chapter 4 Part I: Hegemonic Power in Asia-Pacific Part 5 Chapter 1: Geography, Hegemony, and Politics: Asia-Pacific in the 21st Century Part 6 Chapter 2: EASTO: East-Asia Security and Trade Organization Chapter 7 Part II: Significant Powers in Asia-Pacific Part 8 Chapter 3: Australia: The Age of Rudd Part 9 Chapter 4: Japan: The Uncertain Rising Sun Part 10 Chapter 5: South Korea: Caught Between Giant Elephants Part 11 Chapter 6: China: Revolution and Power Part 12 Chapter 7: America: The Fragile Empire Chapter 13 Part III: The 'Asia-Pacific Century' Part 14 Chapter 8: Asia-Pacific Rising: The Challenges, Dangers, and Prospects in the 21st Century Chapter 15 Bibliography Chapter 16 About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe Evolution of Australian Foreign Policy is a book that presents a modern-day argument concerning Australia's external affairs policies in the 21st century. The book makes the case that it is time for Australia to move on from its historic British colonial roots and its subsequent subservient roles within the empires of Great Britain and the United States since Federation in 1901. The ongoing military debacle and strategic disaster of the U.S.-led Iraq War has triggered a movement within Australia's intellectual and political communities to rethink Australian foreign policy. An impressive group of dissenters began to question Australia's blind obedience to the post-World War II American empire. And, since the extraordinary publication of The Palace Letters, in 2020, the charm and distinction of being a part of the British Commonwealth has begun to lose its glory and uniqueness for a growing number of Australians. In truth, Australia is a nation in transition. It is becoming an independent Republic. A nation of Australians. Led by an Australian president elected by Australians. The nation of Australia has come of age. No more masters of any kind to rule over it. Australia has finally become the master of its own destiny and fate in the 21st century. Trade ReviewDoyle’s passion for Australia comes from his family tie, his military service, and his long-term scholarly pursuit. He covers a wide range of topics, including Australia’s historical relations with Britain, its recent ties with the United States, and its current economic interactions with China. His vision that Australia has to disengage itself from a self-imposed colonial past in order to be a truly independent nation free from fear, obligation, or favor is thought-provoking. His belief that Australia will soon become a republic is tantalizing. In any case, he has offered his witty remarks, poignant critiques, and persuasive comments on Australia’s past, contemporary status, and future role in the global affairs. -- Patrick Fuliang Shan, Grand Valley State UniversityTable of ContentsSection I: Australia in the 21st Century: Voices of Dissent and Visions of IndependenceChapter 1: The Reckoning – Australia’s Unfinished Journey Toward IndependenceChapter 2: Herbert Vere Evatt and Gough Whitlam – Visions of an Independent AustraliaChapter 3: Professor Hugh White’s Journey to Create an Independent AustraliaSection II: Voices of Dissent and the Status Quo – The Battle for the Soul of AustraliaChapter 4: Dispatches and Observations – Australia, America, China, and the Indo-PacificConclusion: Australia Confronts Its Destiny and Fate in the 21st Century

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