Politics in Pacific Asia: An Introduction: 21 (Comparative Government and Politics) - Softcover

Huang, Xiaoming

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1137466480 ISBN 13: 9781137466488

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

JASON YOUNG is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.; Xiaoming Huang is Professor of International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

From the Back Cover

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.

Key features include:

- 'Pacific Asia in Context' - comparisons with other parts of the world
- 'Country Profiles' - essential facts on Pacific Asian countries
- Boxed, on-page definitions for key terms
- Annotated lists of further reading for each chapter
- Study questions for each chapter

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137466480
• ISBN 13: 9781137466488
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336