Research Catalog

Title

Israel's quest for recognition and acceptance in Asia : Garrison State diplomacy / Jacob Abadi.

Author

Abadi, Jacob.

Publication

London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2004.

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Details

Description

xxvi, 478 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

This title represents a comprehensive study of Israel's attempts to build diplomatic relations with countries on the Asian continent. Dr Abadi argues that, despite the persistence of the Arab Israeli conflict, the Israeli Foreign Ministry was remarkably successful in gaining recognition in most Asian countries. Israeli success was the result of a number of international developments, including the collapse of the Soviet Union, which left the USA as the only global superpower; the onset of the peace process, which reduced the risk of association with Israel; and Israel's ability to share its technological achievements with Asian states. Dr Abadi provides an overview of Israel's relations with Asian countries from 1948 until the present, and analyses the political, social and economic factors in each country and the role that each played in the process of rapprochement with Israel. He explores the reasons for Israel's successes as well as its failures, and analyses the flaws in Israeli diplomacy.

Series Statement

Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society, 1368-4795 ; 34

Uniform Title

Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society ; 34.

Subjects

• Israel
• South Asia
• East Asia
• Asia
• Asie > Relations extérieures > Israël
• Israël > Relations extérieures > Asie
• Southeast Asia > Foreign relations > Israel
• Israel > Foreign relations > Southeast Asia
• South Asia > Foreign relations > Israel
• Israel > Foreign relations > South Asia
• East Asia > Foreign relations > Israel
• Israel > Foreign relations > East Asia
• Asia > Foreign relations > Israel
• Israel > Foreign relations > Asia
• Asien
• Außenpolitik
• Diplomatic relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [454]-467) and index.

Contents

pt. I. The Middle East Periphery -- 1. Turkey: Low-profile Diplomacy -- 2. Iran: From Tacit Cooperation to Open Hostility -- pt. II. East Asia -- 3. China and Taiwan: Between the Hammer and the Anvil -- 4. Japan: Overcoming the Arab Boycott -- 5. In the Shadow of the Korean Conflict -- pt. III. South-East Asia -- 6. Burma: From Honeymoon to Balanced Relationship -- 7. Singapore: Garrison States Connection -- 8. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia: Diplomacy in a Disputed Region -- 9. Thailand: Relations with an American Ally -- 10. The Philippines: Relations with a Former US Colony -- pt. IV. South Asia -- 11. India: In the Shadow of Nonalignment -- 12. Sri Lanka: The Tacit Connection -- 13. Nepal: Between the Giants of Asia -- pt. V. The Muslim States of Asia -- 14. Pakistan: Between Pragmatism and Islam -- 15. Indonesia: Diplomacy in the Dark -- 16. Malaysia: A Diplomatic Blunder -- pt. VI. The Caucasus and Central Asia -- 17. Israel and the Great Game in Asia.

ISBN

• 0714655767
• 9780714655765
• 071468564X
• 9780714685649

LCCN

2003059614

OCLC

• ocm52644570
• 52644570
• SCSB-14415459

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library