Japan and Asia’s Contested Order: The Interplay of Security, Economics, and Identity

Sohn, Yul; Pempel, T. J.

This book brings together up-to-date research from prominent international scholars in a collaborative exploration of the Japan’s efforts to shape Asia’s rapidly shifting regional order. Pulled between an increasingly inward-looking America whose security support remains critical and a rising and more militarily assertive China with whom Japan retains deep economic interdependence, Japanese leaders are consistently maneuvering to ensure the country’s regional interests. Nuclear and missile threats from North Korea and historically problematic relations with South Korea further complicate Japanese endeavors. So too do the shifting winds of Japanese domestic politics, economics and identity. The authors weave these complex threads together to offer a nuanced portrait of both Japan and the region. Scholars, observers of politics, and policymakers will find this a timely and useful collection.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2018-08-31

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789811302558

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0256-5

Dimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm

Pages: 335.0