Maritime Asia vs. Continental Asia

Shiraishi Takashi reflects on the diplomatic challenges facing the countries of Asia in today's geopolitical order, exploring historical context, long-term trends, and current strategies.

The tectonic shifts in the global order are having a particularly dramatic impact in Asia, with its combined economy now larger than that of either North America or Europe. As he explores the nature of that impact, Shiraishi highlights the diversity of Asia (focusing on the ASEAN countries, China, and Japan) and the national strategies that have resulted from these differences. One key question that he addresses: What accounts for the divide between the maritime states and the countries of mainland Asia?

Shiraishi's incisive analysis, combining a discussion of international relations with a consideration of Asia's varying political cultures, sheds light on current affairs in the vast region from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean and beyond.

SHIRAISHI Takashi
Shiraishi Takashi is chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto and also professor emeritus at Japan's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). He previously served, among many other senior posts, as president of GRIPS, president of the Institute of Developing Economies (JETRO), and Ritsumeikan University Professor.

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Political Science

Publisher:
Lynne Rienner Publishers

Hardcover
US$75
ISBN 9781626379459
229 mm x 152 mm / 215 pp. / March 2021

eBook
US$75
ISBN 9781626379503 (ePub)

CONTENTS
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Introduction
1. Long-Term Trends in Asia
2. The Geopolitical Framework
3. Strategic Trends in Southeast Asia
4. Japan’s Place in the Asia Pacific/East Asia/Indo-Pacific Region
References
Index
About the Book

"Despite six years having passed since the original publication, this English edition of Maritime Asia vs Continental Asia contains useful insight into establishment Japanese thought. Beyond that there are some interesting ideas worthy of further exploration."

Chad Kohalyk
Asian Review of Books

経済規模がG7を上回り、アジアが「世界の中心」となりつつある今、アメリカは、アジア回帰へと舵を切った。巨大国家・中国を中心とする大陸連携の動きのなかで、現在の「力の均衡」を担保しつつ、通商・安全保障の新秩序を創ることはできるのか。アジアの地政学的な状況把握から、東南アジア・ASEAN諸国の現状を詳細に分析し、戦後七〇年を経た日本の国家戦略を探る。

白石 隆
1950年生まれ。東京大学教養学部卒業。コーネル大学博士(Ph.D.)。刊行時、政策研究大学院大学学長・日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所所長。

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