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1. Politics of Modern Iran

   Edited by Ali M. Ansari

   Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

   A quarter of a century on from the revolution of 1979 there is an ongoing political struggle within Iran between traditionalists and modernists, with the ever-younger average age of the population playing a dynamic role. And on the international stage, the big issues remain Iran’s hostility towards...

   Published February 27th 2011 by Routledge
2. Politics of Modern Southeast Asia

   Edited by Allen Hicken

   Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

   Southeast Asia offers a rich tapestry of comparatively under-studied countries that shed light on political dynamics and political economy within developing states. Some countries manage rapid economic development while others do not; Southeast Asia is home to some of the fastest growing economies...

   Published April 6th 2010 by Routledge
3. Politics of Modern Central Asia

   Edited by Bhavna Dave

   Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

   The study of contemporary Central Asia has acquired significant scholarly attention since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Central Asian Studies (which focuses on the five post-Soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) is a burgeoning...

   Published December 20th 2009 by Routledge
4. China's International Relations in Asia

   Edited by Li Mingjiang

   Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

   The startling growth of China’s economic and military power, as well as its cultural influence, is having a huge impact on the rest of the world. The key region to observe this impact is, of course, Asia and the past decade has witnessed significant and multi-faceted changes in China’s policy...

   Published December 13th 2009 by Routledge
5. Politics of Modern China

   Edited by Yongnian Zheng, Yiyi Lu, Lynn T. White III

   Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

   After nearly three decades of rapid economic development, China is now a major power whose actions can significantly affect other countries, from America to Zimbabwe. As a result, China Studies has grown exponentially. In particular, there is a growing interest in studies of Chinese politics, not...

   Published September 28th 2009 by Routledge
6. Regionalism in Asia

   Edited by See Seng Tan

   Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

   Especially since the end of the Cold War, research on and around the international relations of Asia has grown exponentially and, to make sense of what is now a vast and unwieldly corpus of scholarly literature, this new four-volume collection from Routledge’s Critical Issues in Modern Politics...

   Published June 21st 2009 by Routledge
7. Politics of Modern South Asia

   Edited by Subrata K. Mitra

   Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

   Comprising the states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, South Asia has gained considerable international visibility over the past decade. Nuclear proliferation, the rapid evolution of India as a major global economic player, the emergence of new markets,...

   Published December 11th 2008 by Routledge
8. Politics of the Modern Arab World

   Edited by Laleh Khalili

   Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

   This new four-volume collection of cutting-edge and canonical scholarship counters the oft-cited opinion that studies of Middle Eastern politics are devoid of social scientific theory and method by providing an overview of the state of the scholarship in the field, innovations therein, and the...

   Published July 15th 2008 by Routledge
9. Politics of Modern Japan

   Edited by Christopher Hood

   Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

   Owing to the changing nature of Japan and its role within the world, more needs to be known of the dynamics of Japanese politics. This timely set brings together key articles on the most crucial issues facing Japanese politics today, and the relationship between Japanese politics and the main...

   Published June 25th 2008 by Routledge
10. Politics of Modern Taiwan

    Edited by Dafydd Fell

    Series: Critical Issues in Modern Politics

    This new Routledge Major Work is a four-volume collection which gathers the best and most influential research on the contemporary politics of Taiwan. Although the collected materials are in English, they include contributions from leading Taiwan experts in Europe, the United States, Japan, and...

    Published May 1st 2008 by Routledge