Pacific Asia? - Prospects for Security and Cooperation in East Asia

Emphasizing human and environmental security over traditional power politics, Mel Gurtov offers a provocative reinterpretation of security in the Asia-Pacific region. The author questions a number of prevailing assumptions, such as the China threat, a U.S.-centered balance of power, and the necessity of a greater Japanese security role. He argues instead for a cooperative framework for future security that focuses on people's basic needs, is sensitive to Asian nationalism, and gradually replaces military power with developmental priorities. With its concise appraisals of the security policies of the United States, China, Japan, the two Koreas, and the ASEAN countries, this work will be a valued reference for policymakers, scholars, and students alike.

Sommario

Chapter 1 List of Abbreviations
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 The New Face of Security in Post-Cold War Asia
Chapter 4 Sources of Security and Insecurity
Chapter 5 The Asian Way
Chapter 6 China Rising: Threat or Opportunity?
Chapter 7 Japan: Dependent Nationalism
Chapter 8 The Two Koreas: Uneasy Coexistence
Chapter 9 The United States and East Asia
Chapter 10 Toward a More Pacific Asia
Chapter 11 Bigliography
Chapter 12 Index

Info autore

Mel Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University. He previously was on the staff of the RAND Corporation, where he was an author of the Pentagon Papers, and then began his teaching career at the University of California, Riverside. He has written 30 books on China, US foreign policy, and international affairs, most recently America in Retreat: Foreign Policy under Donald Trump and Engaging Adversaries: Peacemaking and Diplomacy in the Human Interest, both published by Rowman & Littlefield. Dr. Gurtov is a former Senior Fulbright Scholar and is Senior Editor of Asian Perspective, which he served as Editor-in-Chief for over 20 years.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mel Gurtov, Gurtov Mel
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.12.2001
• EAN: 9780742508514
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-0851-4
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 147 mm x 228 mm x 14 mm
• Peso: 358 g
• Serie: Asia in World Politics
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Relations, Regional Studies, East Asia, Far East, Regional / International studies, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science