Politics in Asia: Politics in Asia
About the Book Series
Politics in Asia has long been established as a source of distinctive and authoritative studies on the political life of Asia. The series covers a broad range of countries and aspects of politics, and includes volumes from some of the leading scholars working in the field.
Managing Political Change in Singapore: The Elected Presidency
1st Edition
Edited
By Lam Peng Er, Kevin Tan
March 13, 1997
The Singapore parliament's creation of an elected presidency in 1991 was the biggest constitutional and political change in Singapore's modern era. This multi-disciplinary study gathers papers from leading scholars in law, history, political science and economics to examine how political change is ...
Korea versus Korea: A Case of Contested Legitimacy
1st Edition
By Barry Gills
December 05, 1996
This study traces the historic course of diplomatic competition between the rival Koreas within the context of a changing international system. This innovative analysis focuses on the dynamic interaction of domestic and international political economies and their effects on the conduct of diplomacy...
Political Change in South-East Asia: Trimming the Banyan Tree
1st Edition
By Michael R.J Vatikiotis
August 19, 1996
Political Change in South-East Asia takes up the debate between those who resist the pressure for democracy and point to unchanging 'Asian' values, and those who believe that the appeal of democracy is universal.The author examines the case for both sides and concludes that the strong state will be...
Hong Kong: China's Challenge
1st Edition
By Michael Yahuda
August 14, 1996
The return of Hong Kong to China in July 1997 has the potential to benefit China's rapidly expanding economy. China's handling of the transition will have enormous implications for her international standing. This is the first study to analyse the serious problems and real opportunities that the ...
The Challenge to Democracy in Nepal
1st Edition
By T. Louise Brown
December 12, 1995
In 1990 Nepal's Peoples Movement reduced King Birendra from an absolute ruler to a constitutional monarch. This book is the first academic analysis of these events and places the 'revolution' of 1990 within the context of Nepali history.Louise Brown examines the background to Nepal's recent ...
China's Policy Towards Territorial Disputes: The Case of the South China Sea Islands
1st Edition
By Chi-kin Lo
September 13, 1989
Since 1949 and the founding of the People's Republic, China has been involved in more than one territorial dispute with its neighbours. Currently the most unstable and dangerous dispute is the one over the Paracel and Spratly islands in the South China Sea. With their potentially rich and ...