Pacific Asia: An Introduction

by Preston (Author), PeterPreston (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  1998

  $67.97

  This introduction will serve as a a first stopa for those interested in Japan, its role in the Pacific Asian region and, in turn, that regiona s role in the evolving global system. In this volume, P. W. Preston critically analyses the political economy, social institutions and culture of Pacific Asia. The analysis focuses on Japan , ita s relations with the inner periphery of Southeast Asia, and its developing linkages with the reforming socialist countries of China and Indo--China The critical perspective, awareness of cultural and ethnic trends and a sophisticated grasp of social patterns makes this volume an essential introduction to the region.