Weaving a New Tapestry: Asia in the Post-Cold War World : Case Studies and General Trends

by Head, William P.

• ISBN13: 9780275963323
• ISBN10: 0275963322
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

The fall of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe has affected nations throughout the world. This broad-based study examines how this major historical event has influenced the governments, societies, economies, and foreign relations of Asia. The work of 15 scholars is divided into three sections: Economic Development and Environmental Impact; Politics and Foreign Relations; and Social and Women's Issues. Chapters span the far reaches of Asia, from Japan to Pakistan, from China to the Philippines. This first thorough interdisciplinary analysis concludes that nations such as Japan, India, and the Philippines have been less influenced than China, Korea, and Vietnam. In each case, while direct impact of the end of the Cold War has been minimal, there is strong evidence of more subtle effects. The breadth of the regional coverage and the diversity of the subject matter will interest scholars and researchers alike. The authors pose as many questions as they answer, and their conclusions are certain to stimulate debate.

Author Biography

Edwin G. Clausen is currently Professor of Social Sciences and Director of Academic Programs at the Arizona International College, University of Arizona, Tucson William P. Head is Chief Center Historian, Warner Robins ALC, Robins AFB, Georgia J. Michael Allen is Lecturer in Korean studies at the University of Auckland, New Zealand C. Leigh Anderson joined the faculty of the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington in 1997 James T. Gillam is Professor of History, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia Gregory Eliyu Guldin is an anthropological researcher, crosscultural consultant, and development studies scholar. He is currently Professor of Anthropology and the Chair of the Chinese Studies Program at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington David A. Hennes is a contract researcher. Hennes holds graduate degrees in International Studies and Public Affairs from the University of Washington. Marjorie King is currently a visiting scholar in the Department of History at the University of Arizona, Tuscon Ross Marlay, a former U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, is Professor of Political Science at Arkansas State University Rachel A. Nugent is an economist with the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in the Economic and Social Department. She is on leave from her position as Chair and Associate Professor of Economics at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington Peng Deng received his Ph.D. in American Studies from Washington State University. He started his teaching career in China in 1973 and had extensive experiences in the Chinese educational system, including setting up a private school in Shenyang in 1994-1995 David M. Potter is Associate Professor of Japanese Politics and Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science at Northern Kentucky University Sudha Ratan is Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia Southern University Paul A. Rodell is a member of the Department of History, Georgia Southern University Samuel S. Stanton, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, is completing his master's thesis on Chinese foreign policy Lewis M. Stern is the Director for Indochina, Thailand, and Burma in the Office of the Secretary of Defense Sun Yi is an Assistant Professor of East Asian History at the University of San Diego

Table of Contents

Illustrations	ix	(2)
Preface	xi	(4)
Abbreviations and Acronyms	xv
1. Introduction	1	(26)
William P. Head
Part I Economic Development and Environmental Impact	27	(94)
2. Gung Ho! The Chinese Industrial Cooperatives in China's Socialist Market Economy	27	(26)
Marjorie King
3. Structural Adjustment and Pakistan's Environment: Vicious or Virtuous Cycle?	53	(28)
Rachel A. Nugent
4. Institutional Reform and Climate Change: The Implications of Transaction Costs on China's Carbon Emissions	81	(40)
C. Leigh Anderson
David A. Hennes
Part II Politics and Foreign Relations	121	(108)
5. The Vietnamese Communist Party and Economic Reform: The Transformation of Social, Agricultural, and Industrialization Policies, 1975-1996	121	(22)
Lewis M. Stern
6. An Unequal Contest: China versus the Philippines in the South China Sea	143	(18)
Ross Marlay
Samuel S. Stanton
7. Historical Legacies and Contemporary ASEAN-PRC Relations	161	(28)
Paul A. Rodell
8. NGOs and Japan's Role in Post-Cold War Asia	189	(20)
David M. Potter
9. Nationalism in a Postcolonial World: The Case of Korea	209	(20)
J. Michael Allen
Part III Social and Women's Issues	229	(106)
10. Progress or Regress: Women and Economic Reforms in China	229	(14)
Sun Yi
11. An Unacknowledged Revolution: Women's Role in China's Private Economy	243	(22)
James T. Gillam
12. Gender in a Cultural Nationalist Context: Women's Access to Political Power in India	265	(18)
Sudha Ratan
13. Resurgence of Private Schools in Post-Mao China	283	(34)
Peng Deng
14. Globalizing Flows in the Chinese Countryside	317	(18)
Gregory Eliyu Guldin
Bibliography	335	(28)
Index	363	(18)
About the Editors and Contributors	381