Asian Studies

‘This is an important book, for at least three very different reasons. First, it provides an excellent, and very recent, analysis of debt accumulation in a region whose financial stability matters to the entire world. Second, it explains...

‘In this impressive collection, leading Taiwanese and international scholars provide a comprehensive assessment of Taiwan over the last century. From multiple disciplinary perspectives, they tell the tale of its remarkable and tumultuou...

‘Hak Yin Li’s pathbreaking analysis of China’s “non-interventionist policy” tests his concept of “soft intervention” against case studies of North Korea, Myanmar, and North and South Sudan. While most Westerners portray a rising China as...

‘If the future direction of China's Belt and Roads initiative has baffled you, this book is the key to unlock its mysteries. The author – a world authority on the subject – not only provides a clear account of what has happened in the “g...

Utilizing a governmentality lens, this timely book offers an explanation for China’s decarbonization performance in the early 21st century. Le-Yin Zhang investigates one of the most ambitious governing projects in history, analyzing the ...