Overview

The fall of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe has affected nations throughout the world. This broad-based study examines how this major historical event has influenced the governments, societies, economies, and foreign relations of Asia. The work of 15 scholars is divided into three sections: Economic Development and Environmental Impact; Politics and Foreign Relations; and Social and Women's Issues. Chapters span the far reaches of Asia, from Japan to Pakistan, from China to the Philippines. This first thorough interdisciplinary analysis concludes that nations such as Japan, India, and the Philippines have been less influenced than China, Korea, and Vietnam. In each case, while direct impact of the end of the Cold War has been minimal, there is strong evidence of more subtle effects. The breadth of the regional coverage and the diversity of the subject matter will interest scholars and researchers alike. The authors pose as many questions as they answer, and their conclusions are certain to stimulate debate.

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Author:   Edwin G. Clausen ,  William P. Head
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.759kg
ISBN:  

9780275963323

ISBN 10:   0275963322
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   30 March 1999
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Weaving a New Tapestry by Bill Head Economic Development and Environmental Impact Gung Ho! The Chinese Industrial Cooperatives in China's Socialist Market Economy by Marjorie King Structural Adjustment and Pakistan's Environment: Vicious or Virtuous Cycle by Rachel A. Nugent Institutional Reform and Climate Change: The Implications of Transaction Costs on China's Carbon Emissions by C. Leigh Anderson and David A. Hennes Politics and Foreign Relations The Vietnamese Communist Party and Economic Reform: The Transformation of Social, Agricultural, and Industrialization Policies, 1975-1996 by Lewis Stern An Unequal Contest: China versus the Phlippines in the South China Sea by Ross Marlay and Samuel S. Stanton Historical Legacies and Contemporary ASEAN-PRC Relations by Paul A. Rodell NGOs and Japan's Role in Post-Cold War Asia by David Potter Nationalism in a Postcolonial World: The Case of Korea by J. Michael Allen Social and Women's Issues Progress or Regress: Women and Economic Reforms in China by Yi Sun Unacknowledged Revolution: Women's Role in China's Private Economy by James T. Gillam Gender in a Cultural Nationalist Context: Women's Access to Political Power in India by Sudha Ratan Resurgence of Private Schools in Post-Mao China by Peng Deng Globalizing Flows in the Chinese Countryside by Gregory Eliyu Guldin Bibliography Index

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WILLIAM P. HEAD is Chief Center Historian, Warner Robins ALC, Robins AFB, Georgia. He received his Ph.D. in U.S. Diplomatic History from Florida State University in 1980. His most recent publications include Looking Back on the Vietnam War: A 1990s Perspective of Decisions, Combat, and Legacies (Greenwood, 1993), The Eagle in the Desert: Looking Back on U.S. Involvement in the Persian Gulf War (Greenwood, 1996), and The Tet Offensive (Greenwood, 1996). EDWIN G. CLAUSEN is Dean of Social Sciences and Director of International Programs at the Arizona International Campus, University of Arizona. He has also taught at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Chengtu University of Science and Technology in the People's Republic of China. Among his many publications are Road to Freedom: The Struggle Against Dependence in the Developing World (1989) and an article in Journal of Third World Studies.

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