Globalisation and the Asia-Pacific: Contested Territories Contributor(s): Dicken, Peter (Editor), Kelly, Philip F. (Editor), Kong, Lily (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415199190 ISBN-13: 9780415199193 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: This impressive collection of leading, interdisciplinary experts explores various dimensions of globalization, and their relationship to development processes in the region. "Globalisation and the Asia-Pacific" provides diverse accounts of how globalization is being experienced, understood, managed and resisted at various scales in relation to development processes in the Asia-Pacific. This radical new perspective provides an invaluable analysis for political scientists, as well as those involved in human geography, sociology, international political economy, development studies, asian studies and economics. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Political Science | International Relations - General |
Dewey: 337.509 |
LCCN: 98-31539 |
Series: Warwick Studies in Globalisation |
Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.4" W x 9.53" (1.49 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - East Asian - Cultural Region - Pacific Rim - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Most books that analyse the crucial subject of globalisation only look at it from a western perspective. This is the first detailed study to look at globalisation specifically in the Asia-Pacific region. An impressive collection of leading, interdisciplinary scholars explore various dimensions of globalisation and their relationship to development processes in the region. |