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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on the Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- SECTION I Histories of Empire and After -- 2. Russian Empires -- 3. The British and French Empires in the Arab World: Some Problems of Colonial State-formation and its Legacy -- 4. Ottoman Legacies and Economic Sovereignty in Post-imperial Anatolia, Syria and Iraq -- SECTION II Paths to Sovereignty: Views from the Core and Periphery -- 5. Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire and After -- 6. Mandated Sovereignty? The Role of International Law in the Construction of Arab Statehood during and after Empire -- 7. Reluctant Sovereigns? Central Asian States' Path to Independence -- SECTION III Empire and Domestic Sovereignty -- 8. The Middle East after Empire: Sovereignty and Institutions -- 9. Sovereignty after Empire: The Colonial Roots of Central Asian Authoritarianism -- SECTION IV Empire and Popular Sovereignty -- 10. Culture, Colonialism and Sovereignty in Central Asia -- 11. Culture in the Middle East: The "Western Question" and the Sovereignty of Post-imperial States in the Middle East -- 12. Pathways of Islamist Mobilization against the State in the Middle East and Central Asia -- SECTION V Empire and External Sovereignty -- 13. Empire and State formation: Contrary Tangents in Jordan and Syria -- 14. Rentierism, Dependency and Sovereignty in Central Asia -- 15. Tajikistan: From de facto Colony to Sovereign Dependency -- 16. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index

Geismar reviews TATTOO: Bodies, Art, and Exchange in the Pacific and the West edited by Nicholas Thomas, Anna Cole, and Bronwen Douglas.

How did China emerge from isolation and poverty under Mao Zedong to become the economic powerhouse shaping the 21st century? Soon after Mao died in 1976, China's leaders invited many of the leading foreign economists to come to China and sought their input on economic policy. This book demonstrates the constantly negotiated receptivity of Chinese policymakers who reached out to foreign economists and interpreted their ideas as they sought to incorporate market elements into their country's socialist economy. Working together, interacting in complex dynamics of influence and adaptation, they changed China.--

AbstractIn the last few decades the debate about the characteristics of early modern maritime trade in Southeast Asia has received extra impetus through the provision of new empirical substance. Amongst others the use of eighteenth-century shipping lists from the archives of the Dutch East India Company has brought the analysis to a higher level. For Makassar, Batavia, Banten and Cirebon this article connects the statistics on ships' volume and commodities exchanged to scattered information about prices of products in order to establish the total value of trade for these ports. By doing so, more light is shed on the leading commodities and the dominant participants in the commerce. Finally, this study addresses whether the eighteenth century in insular Southeast Asia was either a 'Chinese century' or already a 'European century.' Ces dernières décennies, la disponibilité de nouvelles données empiriques a fortement stimulé le débat sur les traits caractéristiques du commerce maritime prémoderne. C'est entre autres en utilisant des inventaires maritimes de la Compagnie hollandaise des Indes orientales du dix-huitième siècle que l'on a pu porter l'analyse à un niveau plus élevé. Pour les villes de Makassar, Batavia, Banten et Cirebon, les statistiques du volume de navigation et des produits échangés seront dans cet article mis en rapport avec des informations éparses sur les prix des produits a fin de pouvoir déterminer la valeur totale du commerce dans ces ports. Cette approche nous permet de mieux comprendre quels étaient les principaux produits échangés et qui étaient les principaux participants au commerce maritime. Finalement, nous nous poserons la question de savoir si en Asie du Sud-Est insulaire le dix-huitième siècle doit être considéré comme un 'siècle chinois' ou bien déjà comme un 'siècle européen.'

The author inquires what the relations are between cultural diversity, political democracy, and the unity and stability of a state, whether our understanding of these relations can be improved by reconsidering the idea of the nation-state, and if the recent ordeal and transformation of the Soviet Union offers "lessons" that can help us answer these questions. In attempting to generalize from Soviet experience, he focuses mainly on Asia and the Pacific, especially Indonesia. (DÜI-Sen)

This paper analyses data released by the three EC member countries' Central Banks on payments and receipts for services traded between West Germany, France, and the Netherlands on the one hand and the five founding member states of ASEAN on the other. Chapter II analyses the changing role of services in the five ASEAN countries' balance of payment until 1987. Chapter III to V highlight the development of transactions in services between ASEAN countries on the one hand and West Germany, France, and the Netherlands during the 1970s and 1980s on the other, Chapter VI on common as well as country-specific elements of bilateral transactions in services between ASEAN and the EC countries

Ramakrishna, Kumar ; See Seng Tan: Introduction. Is Southeast Asia a "terrorist heaven"? I. The religion/ideology factor. 1. Azra, Azyumardi: Bali and Southeast Asian Islam. Debunking the myths. 2. Martinez, Patricia A.: Deconstructing Jihad. Southeast Asian contexts. II. The Al Qaeda factor. 3. Williams, M. G. Clive: The question of "links" between Al Qaeda and Southeast Asia. 4. Tan, Andrew: The indigenous roots of conflict in Southeast Asia. The case of Mindanao. 5. Gunaratna, Rohan: Understanding Al Qaeda and its network in Southeast Asia. 6. Abuza, Zachary: Al Qaeda in Southeast Asia. Exploring the linkages. III. The media factor. 7. Woodier, Jonathan: The globalised media and Southeast Asia. Boon or bane? 8. Chongkittavorn, Kavi: Evaluating Western media perceptions of Thailand after the Bali bombing. IV. The ASEAN factor. 9. Singh, Daljit: ASEAN counter-terror strategies and cooperation. How effective? 10. Almonte, Jose T.: Enhancing state capacity and legitimacy in the counter-terror war. 11. Nathan, K. S.: Counter-terror cooperation in a complex security environment. V. The US factor. 12. Tan See Seng: An enemy of their making? US security discourse on the September 11 terror problematique. 13. Goh, Evelyn: Power, leadership and legitimacy in the war on terror. Meshing "soft" and "hard" power in US foreign and security policies. 14. Ramakrishna, Kumar: US strategy in Southeast Asia. Counter-terrorist or counter-terrorism? VI. The Indonesia factor. 15. Sukma, Rizal: Indonesia and the challenge of radical Islam after October 12. 16. Sebastian, Leonard C.: The Indonesian dilemma. How to participate in the war on terror without becoming a national security state? 17. Hafidz, Tatik S.: Assessing Indonesia's vulnerability in the wake of the American-led attack on Iraq

"A revelatory vision of the world today, as it is seen by the rising powers of the East. "All roads used to lead to Rome. Now they lead to Beijing." So argues Peter Frankopan in this timely and visionary new book about the present and future of a world that is changing dramatically before our very eyes. In this age of Brexit and Trump, the West is buffeted by the tides of isolation and fragmentation. Yet to the East, this is a moment of optimism as a new network of relationships takes shape along the routes of the ancient trade routes. In The New Silk Roads, Peter Frankopan takes us on an eye-opening journey through the region, from China's breathtaking infrastructure investments to the flood of trade deals among Central Asian republics to the growing rapprochement between Turkey and Russia. This important book asks us to put aside our preconceptions and see the world from a new -- and ultimately hopeful -- perspective"--

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report a comparative investigation of port performance between Western Europe and Eastern Asia and develop a strategy to improve their port performance accordingly.Design/methodology/approachA comprehensive literature review is conducted in order to identify factors for port performance evaluation. A large‐scale questionnaire survey is employed in two port regions for comparative analysis.FindingsDescriptive techniques and t‐tests indicate that port performances in the case port regions are different from each other in some factors and that they share some common features in certain other factors. The findings reveal that the most critical differences between the case ports are government support, proximity, speed of cargo handling, safety and port technical infrastructure in descending order. The Western European ports need to improve on government support, reduce port charges, diversify port ownership and improve port connectivity, while the Eastern Asian ports need to improve customs services, expand hinterlands, enhance logistics demand, encourage intermodalism and set up "dry ports".Research limitations/implicationsThis study was restricted to two port regions in China and the UK and data used in this research were mainly generated from questionnaire surveys, responses to which are, to some extent, subjective.Practical implicationsPorts must provide services that meet and exceed customers' expectations to be competitive. This research yields practical insights for port managers to improve port performance as quantifying factors allows them to prioritize and compare the factor performance. The results of the empirical study can also assist port stakeholders to formulate their operational strategy for port performance improvement.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to knowledge by addressing a gap in empirical research concerning performance comparison between Western European and Eastern Asian ports.