Asia Pacific Security - Values and Identity

Name: Asia Pacific Security - Values and Identity
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The main theme of this book is that security is not just about defence from external attack, but embraces the protection of identity and values that cultures regard as important, and which they may regard as worth fighting for. > The main theme of this book is that security is not just about defence from external attack, but embraces the protection of identity and values which cultures regard as important, and which they may regard as worth fighting for. It examines Asia Pacific security from the perspective of the values and identities of the major actors in the region - China, Japan, the Koreas and the USA. > 1. Values and Identities 2. China, Values and Identity and the Significance of Taiwan 3. Values, Identity and Japanese Security 4. The Korean Peninsula 5. Values and Identity in US Asia Pacific Policy 6. Values, Identity and Asia Pacific Regionalism 7. Values, Identity and Asia Pacific Security Bibliography > \nLeszek Buszynski is Professor of International Relations .