The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific: Fourth and Revised Edition

Written by Michael Yahuda

Narrated by Richard Lyddon

This fully revised fourth edition of Michael Yahuda’s successful textbook brings the subject up-to-date, introducing students to the international politics of the Asia-Pacific region since 1945. Following an evaluation of the legacy of the Cold War the author assesses the uncertainties of the post-Cold War era, the weakening of America by its prolonged warfare in the greater Middle East, by the enlarged war on terror and by the financial crisis of 2007-08. Amid the decline of the liberal world order and the rise of China, the author examines Chinese attempts to establish a new order. Analyzing politics in terms of the interplay between global, regional and local developments, this new edition also features:

• Discussion and evaluation of the Trump presidency and its implications for the Asia-Pacific region.
• Examination of the continued rise of China, especially under the more assertive personal Party dictatorship of Xi Jinping and its impact on the region.
• Analysis of the resurgence of Japan as a major power and its attempt to counter China’s assertiveness by a coalition of regional democracies.
• Assessments of the repercussions of these developments on the regional ‘hotspots’ of the Korea Peninsula, a democratic Taiwan and a disjointed Southeast Asia.

This new fourth edition will continue to be a core audiobook for students of Asian politics, international relations and Cold War history.

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. F. Howes Audio
• Release date: Jul 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9780367526269