Saadia M. Pekkane - The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia [2014][A]

Book Description
In the past quarter century, the importance of Asia in international relations has grown exponentially. This Handbook gathers the most important scholars in the field of Asia's international relations to address this momentous change in world politics. The editors and contributors focus on three basic themes: assessing appropriate theories for explaining the evolution of the international relations of Asian countries within the region and with the rest of the world; tracing the recent history of Asia in world politics; and focusing on emerging trends. The Handbook brings readers the latest scholarship on the bilateral, regional, and global relations of Asian countries in the fields of political economy, national security, and human security.

Comprehensive in theme, breadth, and methodology, this Handbook is a timely addition to the existing literature on the changes currently underway in Asian countries that promise to have significant implications for world politics.

Reviews
"The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia brings together an exceptional array of experts who provide rich analytic depth on a comprehensive range of issues. It is sure to be a well-thumbed reference on many of our desks for years to come." --T.J. Pempel, Jack M. Forcey Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley

"The Handbook is essential reading for all scholars, practitioners and students interested in the international relations of Asia. It never fails to impress in its comprehensive coverage of the theories and empirical issues critical to a better understanding of the region." --Ralf Emmers, Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University

"Rising Asia needed its Oxford Handbook. This is a massive, encyclopedic work, bringing together leading authorities from all over the world on theory, political economy, traditional and non-traditional security, and emerging policy choices for the continent. An unsurpassed intellectual resource." --Kanti Bajpai, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

"Three leading scholars of East Asia assembled a stellar cast of contributors to produce a state of the art collection on critical dimensions of East Asian international relations. Bound to become a standard reference in the field on a broad range of theoretical and empirical topics." --Etel Solingen, Thomas T. and Elizabeth C. Tierney Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies

About the Authors/Editors
Saadia Pekkanen is Associate Director, the Founding Director of the Ph.D. Program, and the Job & Gertrud Tamaki Professor at the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.

John Ravenhill is Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.

Rosemary Foot is Professor of International Relations and John Swire Senior Research Fellow in the International Relations of East Asia at St Antony's College, Oxford University.