Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center – serie
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68 produkter
Four Talent Giants
National Strategies for Human Resource Development Across Japan, Australia, China, and India
Av Gi-Wook Shin
Häftad, 2025
378 kr
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The Asia-Pacific region has seen extraordinary economic achievements. Japan's post-World War II transformation into an economic powerhouse challenging US dominance by the late 1980s was miraculous. China's rise as the world's second-largest economy is one of the 21st century's most stunning …
Prospects for Peace in South Asia
Inbunden, 2005
1793 kr
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Prospects for Peace in South Asia addresses the largely hostile, often violent relations between India and Pakistan that date from their independence in 1947. The persistent conflict between the two neighboring countries over Kashmir has defied numerous international attempts at resolution and …
Prospects for Peace in South Asia
Häftad, 2005
440 kr
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Prospects for Peace in South Asia addresses the largely hostile, often violent relations between India and Pakistan that date from their independence in 1947. The persistent conflict between the two neighboring countries over Kashmir has defied numerous international attempts at resolution and …
Chinese Cultural Revolution As History
Av Joseph W. Esherick, Paul G. Pickowicz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1386 kr
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Based on a wide variety of unusual and only recently available sources, this book covers the entire Cultural Revolution decade (1966-76) and shows how the Cultural Revolution was experienced by ordinary Chinese at the base of urban and rural society. The contributors emphasize the complex …
Chinese Cultural Revolution As History
Av Joseph W. Esherick, Paul G. Pickowicz m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
334 kr
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Based on a wide variety of unusual and only recently available sources, this book covers the entire Cultural Revolution decade (1966-76) and shows how the Cultural Revolution was experienced by ordinary Chinese at the base of urban and rural society. The contributors emphasize the complex …
Ethnic Nationalism in Korea
Genealogy, Politics, and Legacy
Av Gi-Wook Shin
Inbunden, 2006
1346 kr
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This book explains the roots, politics, and legacy of Korean ethnic nationalism, which is based on the sense of a shared bloodline and ancestry. Belief in a racially distinct and ethnically homogeneous nation is widely shared on both sides of the Korean peninsula, although some scholars believe it …
Ethnic Nationalism in Korea
Genealogy, Politics, and Legacy
Av Gi-Wook Shin
Häftad, 2006
328 kr
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This book explains the roots, politics, and legacy of Korean ethnic nationalism, which is based on the sense of a shared bloodline and ancestry. Belief in a racially distinct and ethnically homogeneous nation is widely shared on both sides of the Korean peninsula, although some scholars believe it …
Collective Resistance in China
Why Popular Protests Succeed or Fail
Av Yongshun Cai
Inbunden, 2010
1246 kr
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Although academics have paid much attention to contentious politics in China and elsewhere, research on the outcomes of social protests, both direct and indirect, in non-democracies is still limited. In this new work, Yongshun Cai combines original fieldwork with secondary sources to examine how …
Collective Resistance in China
Why Popular Protests Succeed or Fail
Av Yongshun Cai
Häftad, 2010
300 kr
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Although academics have paid much attention to contentious politics in China and elsewhere, research on the outcomes of social protests, both direct and indirect, in non-democracies is still limited. In this new work, Yongshun Cai combines original fieldwork with secondary sources to examine how …
Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan
Breakdown of a Hybrid Regime
Inbunden, 2014
739 kr
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Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan presents a compelling case study on change in political regimes through its exploration of Japan's transition to democracy. Within a broad-ranging examination of Japan's "semi-democratic" political system from 1918 to 1932, when political parties tended to …
One Alliance, Two Lenses
U.S.-Korea Relations in a New Era
Av Gi-Wook Shin
Inbunden, 2010
895 kr
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One Alliance, Two Lenses examines U.S.-Korea relations in a short but dramatic period (1992–2003) that witnessed the end of the Cold War, South Korea's full democratization, inter-Korean engagement, two nuclear crises, and the start of the U.S. war on terror. These events have led to a new era of …
One Alliance, Two Lenses
U.S.-Korea Relations in a New Era
Av Gi-Wook Shin
Häftad, 2010
294 kr
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One Alliance, Two Lenses examines U.S.-Korea relations in a short but dramatic period (1992–2003) that witnessed the end of the Cold War, South Korea's full democratization, inter-Korean engagement, two nuclear crises, and the start of the U.S. war on terror. These events have led to a new era of …
Ethnic Nationalism in Korea
Genealogy, Politics, and Legacy
Av Gi-Wook Shin
E-bok, 2006
390 kr
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This book explains the roots, politics, and legacy of Korean ethnic nationalism, which is based on the sense of a shared bloodline and ancestry. Belief in a racially distinct and ethnically homogeneous nation is widely shared on both sides of the Korean peninsula, although some scholars believe it …
Institutional Imperative
The Politics of Equitable Development in Southeast Asia
Av Erik Kuhonta
Inbunden, 2011
1584 kr
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Why do some countries in the developing world achieve growth with equity, while others do not? If democracy is the supposed panacea for the developing world, why have Southeast Asian democracies had such uneven results? In exploring these questions, political scientist Erik Martinez Kuhonta argues …
Spending Without Taxation
FILP and the Politics of Public Finance in Japan
Av Gene Park
Inbunden, 2011
819 kr
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Governments confront difficult political choices when they must determine how to balance their spending. But what would happen if a government found a means of spending without taxation? In this book, Gene Park demonstrates how the Japanese government established and mobilized an enormous …
Collective Resistance in China
Why Popular Protests Succeed or Fail
Av Yongshun Cai
E-bok, 2010
364 kr
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Although academics have paid much attention to contentious politics in China and elsewhere, research on the outcomes of social protests, both direct and indirect, in non-democracies is still limited. In this new work, Yongshun Cai combines original fieldwork with secondary sources to examine how …
Spending Without Taxation
FILP and the Politics of Public Finance in Japan
Av Gene Park
E-bok, 2011
901 kr
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Governments confront difficult political choices when they must determine how to balance their spending. But what would happen if a government found a means of spending without taxation? In this book, Gene Park demonstrates how the Japanese government established and mobilized an enormous …
One Alliance, Two Lenses
U.S.-Korea Relations in a New Era
Av Gi-Wook Shin
E-bok, 2010
349 kr
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One Alliance, Two Lenses examines U.S.-Korea relations in a short but dramatic period (1992–2003) that witnessed the end of the Cold War, South Korea's full democratization, inter-Korean engagement, two nuclear crises, and the start of the U.S. war on terror. These events have led to a new era of …
Institutional Imperative
The Politics of Equitable Development in Southeast Asia
Av Erik Kuhonta
E-bok, 2011
450 kr
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Why do some countries in the developing world achieve growth with equity, while others do not? If democracy is the supposed panacea for the developing world, why have Southeast Asian democracies had such uneven results? In exploring these questions, political scientist Erik Martinez Kuhonta argues …
Institutional Imperative
The Politics of Equitable Development in Southeast Asia
Av Erik Kuhonta
Häftad, 2012
384 kr
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Why do some countries in the developing world achieve growth with equity, while others do not? If democracy is the supposed panacea for the developing world, why have Southeast Asian democracies had such uneven results? In exploring these questions, political scientist Erik Martinez Kuhonta argues …
New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan
Av Larry Diamond, Gi-Wook Shin
Inbunden, 2014
1458 kr
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New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan takes a creative and comparative view of the new challenges and dynamics confronting these maturing democracies. Numerous works deal with political change in the two societies individually, but few adopt a comparative approach—and most …
New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan
Av Larry Diamond, Gi-Wook Shin
Häftad, 2014
342 kr
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New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan takes a creative and comparative view of the new challenges and dynamics confronting these maturing democracies. Numerous works deal with political change in the two societies individually, but few adopt a comparative approach—and most …
New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan
Av Larry Diamond, Gi-Wook Shin
E-bok, 2014
407 kr
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New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan takes a creative and comparative view of the new challenges and dynamics confronting these maturing democracies. Numerous works deal with political change in the two societies individually, but few adopt a comparative approach—and most …
Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan
Breakdown of a Hybrid Regime
E-bok, 2014
849 kr
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Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan presents a compelling case study on change in political regimes through its exploration of Japan's transition to democracy. Within a broad-ranging examination of Japan's "semi-democratic" political system from 1918 to 1932, when political parties tended to …
Global Talent
Skilled Labor As Social Capital in Korea
Av Gi-Wook Shin, Joon Nak Choi
Inbunden, 2015
1214 kr
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Global Talent seeks to examine the utility of skilled foreigners beyond their human capital value by focusing on their social capital potential, especially their role as transnational bridges between host and home countries. Gi-Wook Shin and Joon Nak Choi build on an emerging stream of research …
Global Talent
Skilled Labor As Social Capital in Korea
Av Gi-Wook Shin, Joon Nak Choi
Häftad, 2015
297 kr
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Global Talent seeks to examine the utility of skilled foreigners beyond their human capital value by focusing on their social capital potential, especially their role as transnational bridges between host and home countries. Gi-Wook Shin and Joon Nak Choi build on an emerging stream of research …
Global Talent
Skilled Labor As Social Capital in Korea
Av Gi-Wook Shin, Joon Nak Choi
E-bok, 2015
347 kr
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Global Talent seeks to examine the utility of skilled foreigners beyond their human capital value by focusing on their social capital potential, especially their role as transnational bridges between host and home countries. Gi-Wook Shin and Joon Nak Choi build on an emerging stream of research …
Rebranding Islam
Piety, Prosperity, and a Self-Help Guru
Inbunden, 2015
1179 kr
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Kyai Haji Abdullah Gymnastiar, known affectionately by Indonesians as "Aa Gym" (elder brother Gym), rose to fame via nationally televised sermons, best-selling books, and corporate training seminars. In Rebranding Islam James B. Hoesterey draws on two years' study of this charismatic leader and his …
Colonial Origins of Ethnic Violence in India
Inbunden, 2016
1284 kr
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The neighboring north Indian districts of Jaipur and Ajmer are identical in language, geography, and religious and caste demography. But when the famous Babri Mosque in Ayodhya was destroyed in 1992, Jaipur burned while Ajmer remained peaceful; when the state clashed over low-caste affirmative …
New Great Game
China and South and Central Asia in the Era of Reform
Inbunden, 2016
1346 kr
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China's rise has elicited envy, admiration, and fear among its neighbors. Although much has been written about this, previous coverage portrays events as determined almost entirely by Beijing. Such accounts minimize or ignore the other side of the equation: namely, what individuals, corporate …
