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Title

Asian security handbook : an assessment of political-security issues in the Asia-Pacific region / William M. Carpenter and David G. Wiencek, editors ; foreword by James R. Lilley.

Publication

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c1996.

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Additional Authors

• Carpenter, William M.
• Wiencek, David G., 1958-

Description

xv, 301 p. : maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"Western interests in the Asia-Pacific region have dramatically expanded over the last few years; particularly in terms of economic relationships and commercial investment. While economic development is predicted to continue in the region, the assumption of political stability on which it depends is clouded major security uncertainties lurking in the background, these could undermine the relative stability the region has come to expect, and new strains and fissures could develop in the region that would likely reverberate elsewhere. Featuring nineteen individual country profiles, which makes a unique contribution to the existing literature, this volume seeks to shed light on the key political and security factors and geopolitical trends that bear monitoring and to point out new trends that have greater significance in the post-Cold War environment."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Political stability > New Zealand
• Political stability > Australia
• Political stability > Asia
• National security > New Zealand
• National security > Australia
• National security > Asia

Note

• "An east gate book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / James R. Lilley -- Editor's Note -- List of Tables and Maps -- Introduction (starting p. 3) / William M. Carpenter, David G. Wiencek -- Pt. I Regional Security Framework -- Ch. 1 Security in East Asia (starting p. 21) / Robert A. Manning -- Ch. 2 Security in Southeast Asia (starting p. 32) / Wilfried A. Herrmann -- Ch. 3 ASEAN Regional Forum (starting p. 41) / Sheldon W. Simon -- Ch. 4 Security in the South Pacific Region (starting p. 51) / Henry S. Albinski -- Pt. II Multilateral Security Issues -- Ch. 5 Missile Proliferation in Asia (starting p. 63) / David G. Wiencek -- Ch. 6 Maritime Piracy in Asia (starting p. 79) / William M. Carpenter, David G. Wiencek -- Ch. 7 Drugs as a Security Problem in East Asia (starting p. 89) / H. Richard Friman -- Ch. 8 Religion and Security in Southeast Asia (starting p. 98) / Fred R. von der Mehden -- Pt. III Security-Oriented Country Profiles -- Ch. 9 Australia (starting p. 107) / Bruce Vaughn -- Ch. 10 Burma (starting p. 115) / Maureen Aung-Thwin -- Ch. 11 Cambodia (starting p. 121) / Lewis M. Stern -- Ch. 12 China (starting p. 134) / Robert Sutter -- Ch. 13 Hong Kong (starting p. 143) / Elfed V. Roberts, John Frankenstein -- Ch. 14 India (starting p. 151) / Humphry Crum Ewing -- Ch. 15 Indonesia (starting p. 159) / John B. Haseman -- Ch. 16 Japan (starting p. 166) / William M. Carpenter -- Ch. 17 Laos (starting p. 174) / William M. Carpenter -- Ch. 18 Malaysia (starting p. 178) / Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda -- Ch. 19 Mongolia (starting p. 184) / Michael J. Mitchell -- Ch. 20 New Zealand (starting p. 191) / James Clad -- Ch. 21 Pakistan (starting p. 199) / Sumit Ganguly -- Ch. 22 The Philippines (starting p. 208) / David G. Wiencek -- Ch. 23 Singapore (starting p. 216) / William M. Carpenter -- Ch. 24 South Korea (starting p. 221) / Scott Snyder -- Ch. 25 Taiwan (starting p. 232) / Dennis Van Vranken Hickey -- Ch. 26 Thailand (starting p. 240) / M. Ladd Thomas -- Ch. 27 Vietnam (starting p. 249) / Keith W. Eirinberg -- Conclusions (starting p. 259) / William M. Carpenter, David G. Wiencek -- Glossary of Abbreviations/Acronyms (starting p. 269) -- Appendix (starting p. 275) -- About the Editors and Contributors (starting p. 279) -- Index (starting p. 297)

ISBN

• 1563248131 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 156324814X (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^96006319^

OCLC

• 34355463
• SCSB-11236613

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library