Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

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1. Public Health in Asia and the Pacific

   Historical and Comparative Perspectives

   Edited by Milton J. Lewis, Kerrie L. MacPherson

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   The Asia-Pacific region has not only the greatest concentration of population but is, arguably, the future economic centre of the world. Epidemiological transition in the region is occurring much faster than it did in the West and many countries face the emerging problem of chronic diseases at the...

   Published April 14th 2011 by Routledge
2. The Strong and the Weak in Japanese Literature

   Discrimination, Egalitarianism, Nationalism

   By Fuminobu Murakami

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   This book uses texts from classical to modern Japanese literature to examine concepts of 'respect for the strong', as a notion of an evolutionary society, and 'sympathy for the weak', as a notion of a non-violent and changeless egalitarian society. The term strong refers not just to those...

   Published May 18th 2010 by Routledge
3. Sino-Japanese Relations

   Facing the Past, Looking to the Future?

   By Caroline Rose

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   Over recent years, there has been increasing interest in the relationship between China and Japan, particularly as a way of understanding contemporary political, economic and security developments within the whole East Asia region. Caroline Rose presents a thorough, balanced and objective...

   Published April 28th 2009 by Routledge
4. Human Rights in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

   By Ian Neary

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   Ian Neary looks in detail at the history of the introduction of human rights ideas into Japan, South Korea and Taiwan and examines how, and to what effect, state and society have incorporated the specific international standards on childrens' and patients' rights into legal systems and social...

   Published April 30th 2006 by Routledge
5. Education Reform and Education Policy in East Asia

   By Ka-ho Mok

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   This book assesses the impact of globalization on the education systems of key East Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the "tiger economies" of South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore, examining how the increasingly interdependent economic system has driven policy change...

   Published December 21st 2005 by Routledge
6. Directors of Urban Change in Asia

   Edited by Peter J.M. Nas

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   Bringing together a group of international scholars, Directors of Urban Change in Asia examines who the 'directors' for urban change are in an eclectic mix of Asian cities. The books discusses how, in the majority of cases, urban change has come about primarily as the result of visionary leaders,...

   Published March 8th 2005 by Routledge
7. Social Policy in East and Southeast Asia

   Education, Health, Housing and Income Maintenance

   By M. Ramesh

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   Social Policy in East and South East Asia provides the first systematic comparison of the policy sectors of income maintenance, health, housing and education in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. It focuses particularly on the provision and financing arrangements of these four Asian...

   Published January 28th 2004 by Routledge
8. Cultural Politics and Asian Values

   The Tepid War

   By Michael D. Barr

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   Cultural Politics and Asian Values looks at the political, cultural and religious background of East and Southeast Asian societies and those of 'the West', with a view to seeing how they are affecting contemporary national and international politics: democratization, the international human rights...

   Published August 28th 2002 by Routledge
9. Ageing in the Asia-Pacific Region

   Issues, Policies and Future Trends

   Edited by David R. Phillips

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   Published August 9th 2000 by Routledge
10. Human Rights and Gender Politics

    Asia-Pacific Perspectives

    Edited by Anne-Marie Hilsdon, Martha Macintyre, Vera Mackie, Maila Stivens

    Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

    In recent years, the slogan "women's rights are human rights" has become a central claim of the of the global women's movement. Human Rights and Gender Politics: Asia-Pacific Perspectives examines the critical issues raised by this embracing and expansion of the human rights discourse by feminists...

    Published June 21st 2000 by Routledge