Book Series

Critical Issues in Modern Politics

New & Published Titles:

Politics of Modern China

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

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.…

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September 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-44151-3 (Routledge)

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Regionalism in Asia

Edited by See Seng Tan

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…

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June 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-47523-5 (Routledge)

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Politics of Modern South Asia

Edited by Subrata K. Mitra

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.…

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2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-44044-8 (Routledge)

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Politics of the Modern Arab World

Edited by Laleh Khalili

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…

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2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45159-8 (Routledge)

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Politics of Modern Japan

Edited by Christopher Hood

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…

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2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43955-8 (Routledge)

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Politics of Modern Taiwan

Edited by Dafydd Fell

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…

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2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-44041-7 (Routledge)

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Politics of Modern Turkey

Edited by Ali Carkoglu, William Hale

The Politics of Modern Turkey is a new four-volume Major Work from Routledge. The first volume of the collection (‘Historical Heritage of Politics in Modern…

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2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41106-6 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

China's International Relations in Asia
Edited by Li Mingjiang
To be published December 7th 2009

Politics of Modern Central Asia
Edited by Bhavna Dave
To be published December 17th 2009

Politics of Modern Southeast Asia
Edited by Allen Hicken
To be published April 9th 2010

Politics of Modern Iran
Edited by Ali M. Ansari
To be published May 15th 2010

The Politics and International Relations of Modern Korea: Understanding the Politics and Economics of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Edited by John Swenson-Wright
To be published July 15th 2010