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  • North Korea and Northeast Asia

    by Victor D. Cha, C S. Eliot Kang, Myonwoo Lee, Robert A. Manning, Marcus Noland, Elizabeth Wishnick ...
    Series series Asia in World Politics
    A country of stark contradictions and puzzles, North Korea exhibits uncanny resilience in the face of external shocks and internal woes, raising important questions of theoretical and real-world significance. What has made it possible for North Korea to defy the classical realist axiom, "The strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept"? What is the nature ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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  • China: Fragile Superpower : How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise

    How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise

    by Susan L. Shirk ...
    Once a sleeping giant China today is the world's fastest growing economy--the leading manufacturer of cell phones laptop computers and digital cameras--a dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. But in China: The Fragile Superpower Susan L. Shirk opens up the black box of Chinese politics and finds that the real danger lies elsewhere--not in China's astonishing growth but in the deep ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • North Korea

    State of Paranoia

    by Paul French ...
    Series series Asian Arguments
    North Korea continues to make headlines, arousing curiosity and fear in equal measure. The world's most secretive nuclear power, it still has Gulag-style prison camps, allows no access to the Internet and bans its people from talking to foreigners without official approval. In this remarkable and eye-opening book, internationally best-selling author Paul French examines in forensic detail the ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Inside China's Grand Strategy

    The Perspective from the People's Republic

    by Ye Zicheng ...
    Series series Asia in the New Millennium
    China's enormous size, vast population, abundant natural resources, robust economy, and modern military suggest that it will emerge as a great world power. Inside China's Grand Strategy: The Perspective from the People's Republic offers unique insights from a prominent Chinese scholar about the country's geopolitical ambitions and strategic thinking. Ye Zicheng, professor of political science in ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • North Korea/South Korea

    U.S. Policy at a Time of Crisis

    by John Feffer ...
    The Korean peninsula, divided for more than fifty years, is stuck in a time warp. Millions of troops face one another along the Demilitarized Zone separating communist North Korea and capitalist South Korea. In the early 1990s and again in 2002-2003, the United States and its allies have gone to the brink of war with North Korea. Misinterpretations and misunderstandings are fueling the crisis. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • South Korea since 1980

    by Uk Heo, Terence Roehrig ...
    Series series The World Since 1980
    This 2010 book examines the changes in politics, economics, society, and foreign policy in South Korea since 1980. Starting with a brief description of its history leading up to 1980, this book deals with South Korea's transition to democracy, the stunning economic development achieved since the 1960s, the 1997 financial crisis, and the economic reforms that followed and concludes with the North ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • South Korea at the Crossroads

    Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers

    by Scott A. Snyder ...
    Series series A Council on Foreign Relations Book
    Against the backdrop of China’s mounting influence and North Korea’s growing nuclear capability and expanding missile arsenal, South Korea faces a set of strategic choices that will shape its economic prospects and national security. In South Korea at the Crossroads, Scott A. Snyder examines the trajectory of fifty years of South Korean foreign policy and offers predictions—and a prescription—for ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Chinese Security Policy

    Structure, Power and Politics

    by Robert Ross ...
    This volume provides a coherent and comprehensive understanding of Chinese security policy, comprising essays written by one of America's leading scholars.Chinese Security Policy covers such fundamental areas as the role of international structure in state behavior, the use of force in international politics (including deterrence, coercive diplomacy, and war), and the sources of great-power ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea

    Edited by Yun-shik Chang, Steven Hugh Lee ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
    This edited collection traces the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of Korea’s dramatic transformation since the late nineteenth century. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the chapters examine the internal and external forces which facilitated the transition towards industrial capitalism in Korea, the consequences and impact of social change, and the ways in which Korean ... Read more

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  • China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Inc.

    The Dynamics of a New Empire

    by Willem Van Kemenade ...
    On the eve of June 30, Hong Kong was officially passed back to China. This event will mark what Willem van Kemenade sees as the start of an increasingly problematic -- and even dangerous -- reintegration of the old Chinese empire into a new world superpower. Since the early 1980s, investment money has been pouring into China from Hong Kong and trade has escalated at a rocket's pace. A few years ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • North Korea in Transition

    Politics, Economy, and Society

    Edited by Kyung-Ae Park, Scott Snyder ...
    Following the death of Kim Jong Il, North Korea has entered a period of profound transformation laden with uncertainty. This authoritative book brings together the world’s leading North Korea experts to analyze both the challenges and prospects the country is facing. Drawing on the contributors’ expertise across a range of disciplines, the book examines North Korea’s political, economic, social, ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • The Dragon Roars Back

    Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy

    by Suisheng Zhao ...
    Selected among Foreign Affairs's "Best of Books 2024"China is unique in modern world history. No other rising power has experienced China's turbulent history in its relations with neighbors and Western countries. Its sheer size dominates the region. With leader Xi Jinping's political authority unmatched, Xi's sense of mission to restore what he believes is China's natural position as a great power ... Read more

    $28.99 USD