Book Series
Politics in Asia
New & Published Titles:

Indonesia's War over Aceh
Last Stand on Mecca's Porch
Since 2001, Indonesia’s military commitment to Aceh province resulted in one of Southeast Asia’s largest wars for decades. Indonesia's War over Aceh presents the background…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37239-8 (Routledge)

Chinese Nationalism in the Global Era
Presenting an analysis of the tension between nationalism and globalization in China since the beginning of the ‘reform and opening’ period in the late 1970s…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-18266-9 (Routledge)
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Order and Security in Southeast Asia
Essays in Memory of Michael Leifer
Michael Leifer, who died in 2001, was one of the leading scholars of Southeast Asian international relations. He was hugely influential through his extensive writings…
read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36366-2 (Routledge)

State Terrorism and Political Identity in Indonesia
Fatally Belonging
Approximately one million innocent Indonesians were killed by their fellow nationals, neighbours and kin at the height of an anti-communist campaign in the mid-1960s. This…
read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37152-0 (Routledge)
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Party Politics in Taiwan
Party Change and the Democratic Evolution of Taiwan, 1991-2004
In 1991 Taiwan held its first fully democratic election. This first single volume of party politics in Taiwan analyzes the evolution of party competition in…
read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35973-3 (Routledge)
Realism and Interdependence in Singapore's Foreign Policy
Singapore’s existence and success derive in part from its achievements in the domestic political arena and in part from the skilful management of a well-defined…
read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35076-1 (Routledge)
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Democratic Development in East Asia
2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34250-6 (Routledge)

International Politics of the Asia Pacific
Since 1945, 2nd Edition
This second edition of Michael Yahuda's extremely successful textbook introduces students to the international politics of the Asia Pacific region since 1945. The new edition…
read more2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-20798-0 (Routledge)
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Cooperative Security and the Balance of Power in ASEAN and the ARF
Emmers questions the dichotomy implicit in this interpretation and investigates what role the balance of power really plays in such cooperative security arrangements and in… read more2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34703-7 (Routledge)
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Domestic Politics, International Bargaining and China's Territorial Disputes
This is a groundbreaking analysis of China's territorial disputes, exploring the successes and failures of negotiations that have taken place between its three neighbours, namely… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-33366-5 (Routledge)
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Series Details:
Politics in Asia has long been established as a source of distinctive and authoritative studies on the political life of Asia. The series covers a broad range of countries and aspects of politics, and includes volumes from some of the leading scholars working in the field.
Forthcoming Titles:
Illiberal Democracy in Indonesia
By David Bourchier
To be published March 15th 2010
East Asia’s New Democracies: Deepening, Reversal, Non-liberal Alternatives
Edited by Yin-wah Chu, Siu-lun Wong
To be published April 14th 2010
China's Multilateral Co-operation in Asia and the Pacific: Institutionalizing Beijing's 'Good Neighbour Policy'
By Chien-peng Chung
To be published May 20th 2010
