The Oxford Handbook of the International Relations of Asia [Hardcover]

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.

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PART I INTRODUCTION

1. The International Relations of Asia
Saadia M. Pekkanen, John Ravenhill, and Rosemary Foot



PART II THEORETICAL APPROACHES

2. Realism and Asia
Michael Mastanduno

3. The Liberal View of the International Relations of Asia
Stephan Haggard

4. Constructivism and International Relations in Asia
David Leheny

5. Foreign Policy Analysis and the IR of Asia
Yuen Foong Khong

6. The International Society Approach and Asia
Barry Buzan

7. International Relations Theory and the Rise of Asia
Amitav Acharya






PART III INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

A. FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND POLICIES


8. Japan's Foreign Economic Policies
Mireya Solis

9. China's Foreign Economic Relations and Policies
Margaret M. Pearson

10. The Foreign Economic Policy of a Rising India
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