Pacific Asia in the Global System: An Introduction

by Peter Preston

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This introduction will serve as a a first stopa for those interested in Japan, its role in the Pacific Asian region and, in turn, that regiona s role in the evolving global system. In this volume, P. W. Preston critically analyses the political economy, social institutions and culture of Pacific Asia. The analysis focuses on Japan , ita s relations with the inner periphery of Southeast Asia, and its developing linkages with the reforming socialist countries of China and Indo--China The critical perspective, awareness of cultural and ethnic trends and a sophisticated grasp of social patterns makes this volume an essential introduction to the region.
  • ISBN10 0631202382
  • ISBN13 9780631202387
  • Publish Date 7 June 1998
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Imprint Blackwell Publishers
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 292
  • Language English