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Collection of seven articles on women's movement and feminist journals in Southeast Asia, how a wide section of the population with limited or no access to the World Wide Web (WWW) or "Internet" will remain marginalized in the new information age in South Asia and other developing countries or areas in the world, how a disparity has developed between users and non-users of the Internet in South Korea, guide to print and film resources from and about Indonesia, negative aspects of tourism for Third World people and listing of videos and films from many Asian countries. (DÜI-Sen)

"As the world's most vital region, Asia embodies explosive economic growth, diverse political systems, vibrant societies, modernizing militaries, cutting-edge technologies, rich cultural traditions amid globalization, and strategic competition among major powers. As a result, international relations in Asia are evolving rapidly. In this fully updated and expanded volume, leading scholars offer the most current and definitive analysis available of Asia's regional relationships. They set developments in Asia in theoretical context, assess the role of leading external and regional powers, and consider the importance of subregional actors and linkages. Students and policy practitioners alike will find this book invaluable for understanding politics in contemporary Asia"--

There are competing theories to explain the reasons behind the international competitiveness of manufacturing in Asia. Analysing these different theories will bring important lessons, not just for Asia, but for developing economies the world over. This lucid book studies industries and firms in East Asia and examines the major determinants of their economic performance. With contributions from such leading thinkers as Ha-Joon Chang and Rajah Rasiah, the book covers such themes as: *industrial policy and East Asia *Taiwan's information technology industry *The role of the government in technological capability building Manufacturing Competitiveness in Asia touches on many important themes and issues and as such will be of great interest to students, academics and policy-makers involved in industrial economics, international trade and Asian studies.

East Asia and the Asia-Pacific are core components of the global economy, and there have been important recent developments in the regionalism of both regions. After the 1997-1998 financial crisis, East Asian countries initiated more exclusive regional cooperation and integration ventures mainly through ASEAN Plus Three, but lately this process has stumbled. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has also failed to make substantial progress. Attention has instead increasingly turned to free trade agreements (FTAs), yet these have hitherto been overwhelmingly bilateral in nature. There are still only a few truly regional FTAs in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific-and these are on a sub-regional scale. However, various frustrations over the messy and fractious pattern of heterogeneous bilateral agreements led to the recent initiation of 'grand regional' FTA talks. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an Asia-Pacific-based, United States-led project while the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is an East Asia-centred project. Each contains highly diverse memberships and the successful conclusion of TPP and RCEP talks is not assured. It is argued that, if negotiated, the RCEP is more likely to advance meaningful and effective regionalism than the TPP due to the former ascribing more importance to regional community-building. Furthermore, bilateral FTAs already in force may over the long term transform into more comprehensive economic agreements that address new regional and global challenges such as energy security and climate change. (International Affairs (Oxford) / SWP)

"Islam and Politics in Asia" published on by Oxford University Press.

Intro -- Title Page -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- Introduction -- Synopsis and Manuscript -- The Author's Word: East Asia is the Cradle of Human Civilization -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Development and Dispersion of the Pyramids of East Asia -- 1.1 Development and Growth of Mounds -- 1.2 Development of Agriculture in East Asia -- 1.3 Evolution from Dolmen to Pyramid -- 1.4 Pyramid Evolution and Distribution -- Chapter 2 Global Position of Asiatic People on the World Chromosome Map -- 2.1 Roots of Koreans -- 2.2 East Asians are First Among Modern Humans -- 2.3 The Beginning of Culture and Civilization -- 2.4 Ancestors of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, the Three Ancient Kingdoms of Korea -- Chapter 3 Development of Language and Letters -- 3.1 Development of Language -- 3.2 Development of Letters -- 3.3 The Korean and the Chinese. -- 3.4 Horses and Iron in East Asia. -- Chapter 4 Egyptian Culture Came from East Asia -- 4.1 Liaodong Culture and Hongshan Culture -- 4.2 Metal Culture of the Shang Dynasty -- 4.3. Development of Rickshaw and Horse-drawn Carts -- 4.4 Horses and Vehicles of East Asia -- 4.5 Tutankhamun and Egyptian Culture -- 4.6 City Planning Starts with the Wheel Civilization of East Asia -- 4.7 Korean Culture in the Indus Civilization -- 4.8 The first Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, and the Qin Dynasty -- 4.9 Origin of Seven Days a Week -- 4.10: The Beginning of Chinese History -- 4.11 China's Northeast Project of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences -- Chapter 5 Beginning of the Silk Road and the Great Wall -- 5.1 Silk Road -- 5.2 The Great Wall -- 5.3 The Jing-Hang Grand Canal (Chinese: 京杭大 河) -- 5.4 The Story of the Hun Tribes -- 5.5 The Korean Coastal Voyage (Nina Edit) -- Chapter 6 Culture of Native Americans Begins in East Asia.