The international politics of the Asia-Pacific / Michael Yahuda.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Cold War, 1945-1989 -- The international politics of the Asia-Pacific -- The impact of the Cold War and the struggles for independence, 1945-1954 -- The application of bipolarity, 1954-1970 -- The period of tripolarity, 1971-1989 -- The policies of the Great Powers -- The United States and the Asia-Pacific -- The Soviet Union/Russia and the Asia-Pacific -- China and the Asia-Pacific -- Japan and the Asia-Pacific -- The post Cold War period -- The era of American pre-eminence -- From Unipolarity to Multipolarity 1991-2010 -- The United States: From the End of the Cold War to the War on Terrorism and Beyond -- China: China{u2019}s Ascent to Global Economic Power and Political Influence -- Japan: Coping with Relative Decline .

This fully revised third edition of Michael Yahuda's extremely successful textbook brings the region fully up-to-date, introducing students to the international politics of the Asia-Pacific region since 1945. As well as assessing the post-Cold War uncertainties that challenged the balance and power within the region, Yahuda also examines the first decade of the new millennium which includes no let up on the 'war on terror', new political administrations in all the key player-states and increased cooperative security between some nations, polarized by volatile relationships between others. Analyzing politics in terms of global, regional and local trends, this new edition features.