Area Studies Paperbacks

New and Published Books – Page 148

1471. Japanese Popular Music

      Culture, Authenticity and Power

      By Carolyn Stevens

      Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

      Japanese popular culture has been steadily increasing in visibility both in Asia and beyond in recent years. This book examines Japanese popular music, exploring its historical development, technology, business and production aspects, audiences, and language and culture. Based both on extensive...

      Published January 30th 2009 by Routledge
1472. Securing Southeast Asia

      The Politics of Security Sector Reform

      By Mark Beeson, Alex Bellamy

      Series: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

      This book uniquely applies the security reform agenda to Southeast Asia. It investigates recent developments in civil-military relations in the region, looking in particular at the impact and utility of the agenda on the region and assessing whether it is likely to help make the region more stable...

      Published January 30th 2009 by Routledge
1473. Created in China

      The Great New Leap Forward

      By Michael Keane

      Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

      This book examines China’s creative economy—and how television, animation, advertising, design, publishing and digital games are reshaping traditional understanding of culture. Since the 1950s China has endeavoured to catch-up with advanced Western economies. ‘Made in China’ is one approach to...

      Published January 30th 2009 by Routledge
1474. US National Security, Intelligence and Democracy

      From the Church Committee to the War on Terror

      Edited by Russell A. Miller

      Series: Studies in Intelligence

      This volume examines the investigation by the 1975 Senate Select Committee (‘Church Committee’) into US intelligence abuses during the Cold War, and considers its lessons for the current ‘war on terror’. This report remains the most thorough public record of America’s intelligence services, and...

      Published January 30th 2009 by Routledge
1475. China-US Relations Transformed

      Perspectives and Strategic Interactions

      Edited by Suisheng Zhao

      Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

      China’s emergence in the 21st century to the status of great power has significant implications for its relationship with the United States, the sole superpower in the post-Cold War World. Now that China is rising as an economic, political, and military power and has expanded its diplomatic...

      Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
1476. The Israeli Military and the Origins of the 1967 War

      Government, Armed Forces and Defence Policy 1963–67

      By Ami Gluska

      Series: Middle Eastern Military Studies

      This new book looks at the relationship between the Israeli armed forces, the government, and the origins of the 1967 War. Ami Gluska discusses the effect of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Israel’s defense policy between 1963-1967 against the backdrop of the developments in the...

      Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
1477. Changing Transatlantic Security Relations

      Do the U.S, the EU and Russia Form a New Strategic Triangle?

      Edited by Jan Hallenberg, Håkan Karlsson

      Series: Contemporary Security Studies

      This new book shows how the idea of a strategic triangle can illuminate the security relationships among the United States, the European Union and Russia in the greater transatlantic sphere. This concept highlights how the relationships among these three actors may, on some issues, be closely...

      Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
1478. Civil-Military Relations in Europe

      Learning from Crisis and Institutional Change

      Edited by Hans Born, Marina Caparini, Karl Haltiner, Jürgen Kuhlmann

      Series: Cass Military Studies

      This new book illustrates how democracy cannot develop or endure unless military and security forces are under the full control of democratic institutions, and all the necessary safeguards, checks and balances are in place. The contributors show how contemporary European states manage...

      Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
1479. Theoretical Roots of US Foreign Policy

      Machiavelli and American Unilateralism

      By Thomas M. Kane

      Series: Contemporary Security Studies

      This volume explores the reasons why American leaders from the 1700s onwards frequently adopt policies of unilateralism. Thomas M. Kane presents fresh explanations for America’s invasion of Iraq and defiance of international agreements, which go much deeper than conventional critiques of...

      Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
1480. Museum Informatics

      People, Information, and Technology in Museums

      By Paul F. Marty, Katherine Jones

      Series: Routledge Studies in Library and Information Science

      Museum Informatics explores the sociotechnical issues that arise when people, information, and technology interact in museums. It is designed specifically to address the many challenges faced by museums, museum professionals, and museum visitors in the information society. It examines not only...

      Published January 6th 2009 by Routledge