Description:
This book examines regional dynamics in contemporary east and southeast Asia, scrutinizing the effects of Japanese dominance on the politics, economics, and cultures of the area. The contributors ask whether Japan has now attained, through sheer...
Brief description: Peter J. Katzenstein is Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. His books include A World of Regions, Beyond Japan, Cultural Norms and National Security, and Small States in World Markets, all from Cornell.
Review Quotes:
Remarkably coherent and thoughtful.... Intellectually solid and lively essays.... Begins and ends with a bang.... Network Power contributes enormously to the field of Japanese studies.... It is must-reading for those interested not only in area studies of Japan and Asia, but also in the diverse, complex processes of regionalization and regionalism.
-- "Journal of Japanese Studies"