Routledge Handbook of Asia in World Politics

Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 List of illustrations......Page 8 List of contributors......Page 9 Introduction......Page 12 Part I Major actors in Asian politics......Page 14 1 China in the global political economy......Page 16 2 The evolution of China’s political ideology from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping......Page 37 3 Broken ties: Japan’s semi-official diplomacy towards China under the DPJ government......Page 43 4 Developmental states in Asia: Change and transformation......Page 59 5 Mongolian foreign relations under 25 years of democracy......Page 72 6 National development of Singapore......Page 116 7 Politics of regional integration in South Asia: India, China, and other actors......Page 135 Part II International relations in Asia......Page 152 8 ASEAN and the challenge of multilateralism in the Asia Pacific......Page 154 9 Dilemmas of Asian regionalism: Globalization, neoliberalism and the challenges of APEC......Page 169 10 The United States and the Taiwan time bomb......Page 180 11 America’s response to Xi Jinping’s challenges in Asia......Page 189 Part III Special issues of world politics in Asia......Page 204 12 The European Union and the People’s Republic of China’s attitudes towards the Middle East: Convergent and divergent political interests......Page 206 13 Gender and conflict in East Asia......Page 227 14 The sources of South Asian doctrine: Offensive biases in organizational culture......Page 238 15 Sanctions and emerging powers: Examining the Indian and Chinese stance......Page 251 16 Globalization and government effectiveness in Asia......Page 261 17 Pyongyang–Tehran–Damascus: The unshaken alliance......Page 278 Index......Page 285