Politics in Pacific Asia: An Introduction (Comparative Government and Politics, 49) - Hardcover

Huang, Xiaoming; Young, Jason

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137466499 ISBN 13: 9781137466495

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2016

Synopsis

This lively and accessible new edition provides a uniquely broad-ranging introduction to the governance and politics of Pacific Asia.

Thematically structured around the key institutions and issues, it is genuinely comparative in its approach to the whole region. A range of representative countries (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines) are used as key case examples throughout and each of them is subject to a detailed full-page country profile.

This diverse region is a fascinating area for study. Politics in Pacific Asia provides a framework to form a coherent understanding of the region's politics; it balances persistent patterns with the latest developments and general characteristics with the differing cultures, histories and institutions of individual countries.

About this title

About the Author:

XIAOMING HUANG is Professor of International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

JASON YOUNG is Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Review:

'Lively, accessible and stimulating... it sets a new benchmark for textbook writing. If there is a prize for the best textbook on Asian politics, one may not need to look beyond this volume for a winner.' - Political Science

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1137466499
• ISBN 13: 9781137466495
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 328