The Pacific Basin: An Introduction

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Shane J. Barter (Soka University of America, USA) Michael Weiner (Soka University of America, USA)

The Pacific Basin

An Introduction

Shane J. Barter (Soka University of America, USA), Michael Weiner (Soka University of America, USA)

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Routledge
11 May 2017

Regional studies

The Pacific Basin: An Introduction is a new textbook which provides an interdisciplinary and comparative overview of the emerging Pacific world. Interest in the Pacific Basin has increased markedly in recent years, driven largely by the rise of China as a global rival to the United States and Asian development more generally. Growth in eastern Asia, as well as in the western Americas, has led the Pacific Basin to evolve as a dynamic economic zone. To make sense of this transformation, the book:

Defines the Pacific Basin, locates it in academic research, and explains its importance.

Addressees the historical origins and evolution of the Pacific Basin and its sub-regions.

Introduces students to the historical and contemporary relationships, continuities and differences that characterize the region.

Incorporates analyses of colonialism and imperialism, migration and settlement, economic development and trade, international relations, war and memory, environmental policy, urbanization, mental and public health, gender, film, and literature.

Connects the diverse peoples of this vast area, explores their common challenges and the diverse responses to these challenges, and provides a window into the lived humanity of the Pacific Basin.

The Pacific Basin: An Introduction is a key textbook for undergraduate courses on the Pacific Basin, the Pacific Rim, International Studies, Geography, World History, and Globalization.

Edited by: Shane J. Barter (Soka University of America USA), Michael Weiner (Soka University of America, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9781138689916
ISBN 10: 1138689912
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 11 May 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 An Introduction to the Pacific Basin Areas of the Pacific Basin 2 Oceania: An Overview 3 Southeast Asia: Unity in Diversity 4 East Asia: Convergence and Divergence 5 The North American Sphere of Influence: From Sea to Shining Sea 6 Latin America: A Living and Changing Artifact Themes across the Pacific Basin 7 The Age of Colonialism(s) 8 The Pacific War: Remembering & Forgetting 9 Migration, Immigration, and Settlement within the Pacific Basin 10 Global Cities, Megacities, Ordinary Cities: Urbanization across the Pacific Basin 11 Economic Development in the Pacific Basin since World War II 12 Understanding TPP’s Significance for the Pacific Basin 13 Boundary Disputes in the Pacific Basin 14 Armed Conflict across the Pacific: Patterns and Possibilities 15 Environmental Protection in the Pacific Basin 16 State Building, Disease, and Public Health 17 Rapid Societal Change and Mental Health Vulnerabilities in the Pacific Basin 18 Trans-Identity: Theory, Politics, and Identity across the Pacific Basin 19 Gender Violence: Honor, Shame, and the Violation of Bodies in Guatemala and India 20 The Literature of Exile 21 Documentary Film and Trauma in the Pacific Basin

Shane J. Barter is Assistant Professor at Soka University of America. His books include Civilian Strategy in Civil War (2014) and Explaining the Genetic Footprints of Catholic and Protestant Colonizers (2015). Michael Weiner is Professor of East Asian History and International Studies, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Soka University of America. His publications include Race and Migration in Imperial Japan (1994), Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern Japan (2004) and Japan’s Minorities: The Illusion of Homogeneity (1997, 2009).