Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies
About the Book Series
The Asia Pacific has seen great social, environmental and economic change. The region is now the focus of considerable attention by the academic community. This series brings together the best of the current research from right across the social sciences and humanities.
Film Censorship in the Asia-Pacific Region: Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia Compared
1st Edition
By Saw Tiong Guan
July 22, 2015
Film censorship has always been a controversial matter, particularly in jurisdictions with restrictive state-based censorship systems. This book reviews the film censorship system in the Asia-Pacific by comparing the systems used in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia. It identifies the key issues ...
Asian and Pacific Cities: Development Patterns
1st Edition
Edited
By Ian Shirley, Carol Neill
February 05, 2015
The cities of Asia and the Pacific are at the epicentre of development in what is arguably, the most populous, culturally distinctive, and economically powerful region in the world. 16 major cities such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Santiago, ...
Diminishing Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific: Why Some Subside and Others Don’t
1st Edition
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By Edward Aspinall, Robin Jeffrey, Anthony Regan
September 11, 2014
Since the publication of the 2005 Human Security Report, scholars and policy-makers have debated the causes, interpretation and implications of what the report described as a global decline in armed conflict since the end of the Cold War. Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, this book analyses the ...
Civilization, Nation and Modernity in East Asia
1st Edition
By Chih-Yu Shih
June 19, 2014
This book explores the crisis of cultural identity which has assaulted Asian countries since Western countries began to have a profound impact on Asia in the nineteenth century. Confronted by Western 'civilization' and by 'modernity', Asian countries have been compelled to rethink their identity, ...
Education Reform and Education Policy in East Asia
1st Edition
By Ka-ho Mok
January 16, 2014
This book assesses the impact of globalization on the education systems of key East Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the "tiger economies" of South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore, examining how the increasingly interdependent economic system has driven policy change ...
Social Policy in East and Southeast Asia: Education, Health, Housing and Income Maintenance
1st Edition
By M. Ramesh
September 10, 2012
Social Policy in East and South East Asia provides the first systematic comparison of the policy sectors of income maintenance, health, housing and education in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. It focuses particularly on the provision and financing arrangements of these four Asian ...
Caring for the Elderly in Japan and the US: Practices and Policies
1st Edition
Edited
By Susan Orpett Long
June 20, 2012
In an era of changing demographics and values, this volume provides a cross-national and interdisciplinary perspective on the question of who cares for and about the elderly. The contributors reflect on research studies, experimental programmes and personal experience in Japan and the United States...
Public Health in Asia and the Pacific: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Milton J. Lewis, Kerrie L. MacPherson
March 17, 2011
The Asia-Pacific region has not only the greatest concentration of population but is, arguably, the future economic centre of the world. Epidemiological transition in the region is occurring much faster than it did in the West and many countries face the emerging problem of chronic diseases at the ...
Sino-Japanese Relations: Facing the Past, Looking to the Future?
1st Edition
By Caroline Rose
May 14, 2009
Over recent years, there has been increasing interest in the relationship between China and Japan, particularly as a way of understanding contemporary political, economic and security developments within the whole East Asia region. Caroline Rose presents a thorough, balanced and objective ...
Directors of Urban Change in Asia
1st Edition
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By Peter J.M. Nas
May 24, 2005
Bringing together a group of international scholars, Directors of Urban Change in Asia examines who the 'directors' for urban change are in an eclectic mix of Asian cities. The books discusses how, in the majority of cases, urban change has come about primarily as the result of visionary leaders, ...
Human Rights in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
1st Edition
By Ian Neary
March 29, 2002
Ian Neary looks in detail at the history of the introduction of human rights ideas into Japan, South Korea and Taiwan and examines how, and to what effect, state and society have incorporated the specific international standards on childrens' and patients' rights into legal systems and social ...
Ageing in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Policies and Future Trends
1st Edition
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By David R. Phillips
October 17, 2000
First Published in 2004. The Asia-Pacific region is now clearly witnessing the rapid ageing of many of its nations and Asia is already the region with, relatively, the largest number of older persons. This book focuses on the challenges that this demographic trend poses to economies and societies ...