Asia Pacific Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Bilateralism, Multilateralism and Asia-Pacific Security

   Contending Cooperation

   Edited by William Tow, Brendan Taylor

   Series: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

   Many scholars of international relations in Asia regard bilateralism and multilateralism as alternative and mutually exclusive approaches to security co-operation. They argue that multilateral associations such as ASEAN will eventually replace the system of bilateral alliances which were the...

   Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
2. Reshaping the Asia Pacific Economic Order

   Edited by Christopher Findlay, Hadi Soesastro

   Series: PAFTAD (Pacific Trade and Development Conference Series)

   Relationships and alignments among the nations of the world’s most populous and productive region, the Asia Pacific, are in flux. Current global political, economic and security uncertainty, heightened by 9/11 and the subsequent War on Terror, has fuelled a reassessment by many Asia Pacific nations...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. Maritime Issues in the South China Sea

   Troubled Waters or A Sea of Opportunity

   Edited by Nien-Tsu Alfred Hu, Ted L. McDorman

   South China Sea (SCS) issues are complex and dynamic, ranging from historic claims to present day military occupation, from military security to regional stability, from rhetorical appeasements to national interests, from intraregional competition to extraregional involvement. The submissions...

   Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
4. Asian and Pacific Cities

   Development Patterns

   Edited by Ian Shirley, Carol Neill

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   The cities of Asia and the Pacific are at the epicentre of development in what is arguably, the most populous, culturally distinctive, and economically powerful region in the world. 16 major cities such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Santiago,...

   Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
5. Narrowing the Development Gap in ASEAN

   Drivers and Policy Options

   Edited by Mark McGillivray, David Carpenter

   An important part of the vision of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to ensure that the benefits of development and economic integration are equitably shared by all member states and their citizens. ASEAN’s work therefore aims to narrow the development gap between ASEAN member...

   Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
6. The Japanese Occupation of Borneo, 1941-45

   By Ooi Keat Gin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   The Japanese occupation of both British Borneo – Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo – and Dutch Borneo in 1941 to 1945 is a much understudied subject. Of particular interest is the occupation of Dutch Borneo, governed by the Imperial Japanese Navy that had long-term plans for ‘permanent possession’....

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
7. Neoliberal Governance and International Medical Travel in Malaysia

   By Meghann Ormond

   Series: Routledge Pacific Rim Geographies

   International medical travel (IMT), people crossing national borders in the pursuit of healthcare, has become a growing phenomenon. With many of the countries currently being promoted as IMT destinations located in the ‘developing’ world, IMT poses a significant challenge to popular assumptions...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
8. Racial Attitudes and Asian Pacific Americans

   Demystifying the Model Minority

   By Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas

   Series: Studies in Asian Americans

   This study examines the complex sources and implications of the racial attitudes of Asian Pacific American (APA) college students, who, as one of the fastest growing demographics in higher education enrollments, play an increasingly significant role in campus race relations....

   Published January 10th 2013 by Routledge
9. Film Censorship in the Asia-Pacific Region

   Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia Compared

   By Saw Tiong Guan

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   Film censorship has always been a controversial matter, particularly in jurisdictions with restrictive state-based censorship systems. This book reviews the film censorship system in the Asia-Pacific by comparing the systems used in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia. It identifies the key issues...

   Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
10. Public Management and Governance in Malaysia

    Trends and Transformations

    Edited by Noore Siddiquee

    Series: Routledge/City University of Hong Kong Southeast Asia Series

    The past two and a half decades have seen major transformations in public sector management and governance across the globe. This book examines the ways public sector management and governance in Malaysia has changed and is changing under contemporary reform models. Chapters are written by...

    Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge