East Asian Regionalism

<p>East Asia is one of the world's most dynamic and diverse regions and is also becoming an increasingly coherent region through the inter-play of various integrative economic political and socio-cultural processes. Fully updated and revised throughout this new edition explores the various ways in which East Asian regionalism continues to deepen.</p> <p>The second edition has been expanded to incorporate coverage of significant issues that have emerged in recent years including: </p> <ul> <p> <li>Growing tensions in the region over maritime territory and historical issues</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Competing regional free trade agreement negotiations</li> <p></p> <p> <li>The impact of the global financial crisis on financial co-operation and engagement with global governance</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Obama's 'pivot to Asia' and developments in US relations with East Asia</li> <p></p> <p> <li>The influence of new technology and social media on micro-level regional relations</li> <p></p> <p> <li>The growing importance of 'new diplomacy' issues such as energy security climate change food security and international migration.</li> <p></p></ul> <p>Key pedagogical features include: </p> <ul> <p> <li>end of chapter 'study questions'</li> <p></p> <p> <li>case studies that discuss topical issues with study questions also provided</li> <p></p> <p> <li>useful tables and figures which illustrate key regional trends in East Asia</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Extensive summary conclusions covering the chapter's main findings from different international political economy perspectives.</li> <p></p></ul><i> <p>East Asian Regionalism</i> is an essential text for courses on East Asian regionalism Asian politics and Asian economics.</p>