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BL
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966437
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b720807
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Peou, Sorpong.
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| Title & Author
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Peace and security in the Asia-Pacific : : theory and practice /\ Sorpong Peou.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, CT :: Praeger Security International,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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Praeger books online
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1 online resource.
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| ISBN
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0313382107
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: 0313382115
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: 9780313382109
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: 9780313382116
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| Notes
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Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 5, 2010).
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Classical and neo-classical realism -- Offensive and defensive realism -- Realist institutionalism -- Neo-liberal institutionalism and domestic politics perspectives -- Commercial and democratic liberalism -- Socialist utopianism and realism -- International pacifism -- Neo-idealist internationalism -- Peace education and peaceful activism -- Functionalism and neo-functionalism -- Culturalism and social constructivism -- Post-Marxism and postmodernism -- Essentialist and liberal feminism -- Socialist and cultural feminism -- Postcolonial and postmodern feminism -- Transnational organized crime -- Economic and environmental security -- The population threat, migration, and pandemics -- Conclusion : toward a new Asia-Pacific security order.
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| Abstract
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This book is about peace and security in the Asia-Pacific: it critically reviews various perspectives on peace and security in the region and seeks to determine whether any of them has now emerged as the winner in the struggle for hegemony. If none has, it may be wise for us to aim at building innovative theories based on the strengths of existing theories. As shall be discussed in this introduction, the study of peace and security is not only about the actual use or threat of force and the prevention of war, but also about the causes, consequences, and control of insecurity said to be rooted in various sources of threat to humans, their values, their agencies, and their environment, as well as about possible cures. Security as a concept is essentially contested and has become increasingly contestable. This conceptual challenge has the advantage of opening space for debate, but this book will make the case that, in the end, theoretical eclecticism offers the most promising perspective for the emerging policy agenda of building a regional security community during the 21st century.
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National security-- Asia.
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National security-- Pacific Area.
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Peace-building-- Asia.
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Peace-building-- Pacific Area.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Other.
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National security.
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Peace-building.
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Politics and government
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
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Asia, Politics and government.
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Pacific Area, Politics and government.
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Asia.
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Pacific Area.
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| Dewey Classification
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355/.03305
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| LC Classification
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JZ5584.A7P46 2010eb
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