Author: John C. DorrancePublisher:
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Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Soviet Union, China and the Pacific Islands
Author: John C. DorrancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oceania
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Soviet Union and the Asia-Pacific Region
Author: Pushpa ThambipillaiPublisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
In examining the economic and social reforms of Gorbachev's Soviet Union, the contributors to this new study provide a broad portrait of the state of current soviet relations with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, the prospects for change, and the perceived role of the Soviet Union in that change. Leading established scholars and specialists from the countries of the Asia-Pacific region study this new Soviet phenomenon and evince a mixture of enthusiasm and apprehension about Moscow's new policy overtures to the region. Mikhail Gorbachev's speech in the Soviet Far East city of Vladivostok on July 28, 1986, was widely read and commented upon throughout East and Southeast Asia, and raised many unanswered questions: How much has the Soviet Union really changed? Will China, the principal target of Soviet overtures, respond positively and, if so, what will the implications be for the rest of the region? What do these sweeping changes mean for the region in practical terms? The Soviet Union and the Asia-Pacific Region considers these questions and offers insight and provocative commentary on the current attitudes of the many Asia-Pacific countries toward the Soviet Union.
The China Alternative
Author: Graeme SmithPublisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1760464171
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
In this collection, 17 leading scholars based in Solomon Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and China analyse key dimensions of the changing relationship between China and the Pacific Islands and explore the strategic, economic and diplomatic implications for regional actors. The China Alternative includes chapters on growing great power competition in the region, as well as the response to China’s rise by the US and its Western allies and the island countries themselves. Other chapters examine key dimensions of China’s Pacific engagement, including Beijing’s programs of aid and diplomacy, as well as the massive investments of the Belt and Road Initiative. The impact of China’s rivalry for recognition with Taiwan is examined, and several chapters analyse Chinese communities in the Pacific, and their relationships with local societies. The China Alternative provides ample material for informed judgements about the ability of island leaders to maintain their agency in the changing regional order, as well as other issues of significance to the peoples of the region. ‘China’s “discovery” of the diverse Pacific islands, intriguingly resonant of the era of European explorers, is impacting on this too-long-overlooked region through multiple currents that this important book guides us through.’ —Rowan Callick, Griffith University ‘The China Alternative is a must-read for all students and practitioners interested in understanding the new geopolitics of the Pacific. It assembles a stellar cast of Pacific scholars to deeply explore the impact of the changing role of China on the Pacific islands region. Significantly, it also puts the Pacific island states at the centre of this analysis by questioning the collective agency they might have in this rapidly evolving strategic context.’ —Greg Fry, The Australian National University
The Soviets and the Pacific Challenge
Author: Martin O'HarePublisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9780873328661
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
List of Current Research Projects Dealing with China, Hawaii, Japan, Philippine Islands, Russia And/or the U.S.S.R., Pacific Islands and Miscellaneous Subjects of Importance to the Pacific Area
Author: American Institute of Pacific RelationsPublisher:
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Soviet Union as a Pacific Military Power
Author: Paul DibbPublisher:
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Category : Pacific Area
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Soviet-American Horizons on the Pacific
Author: John J. StephanPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Westward Watch
Author: Norman Dunbar PalmerPublisher: Potomac Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Dated, but it does describe the evolution of change in the Pacific and the players involved. Cloth edition, $35. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
China, Taiwan and the Offshore Islands
Author: Thomas E. StolperPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315495325
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
First published in 1985, this book is about an important episode, and two of its sequels, in Beijing’s long struggle to achieve two goals, by force if necessary. First, to prevent the US from detaching Taiwan from China and establishing Taiwan as a universally recognized separate and independent country, as Russia and the Soviet Union were able to detach and establish Outer Mongolia; and second, to end the Chinese Civil War by bringing Taiwan under the rule of Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party.
People and Power in the Pacific
Author: Walden F. BelloPublisher: Pluto Press (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Examines the transformation of politics through digital media, including digital television, online social networking and mobile computing.