TY - BOOK AU - Yahuda,Michael B. TI - The international politics of the Asia-Pacific T2 - Politics in Asia series SN - 9780415474795 : AV - DS518.1 .Y35 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - World politics KW - 1945-1989 KW - 1989- KW - East Asia KW - Politics and government KW - Southeast Asia KW - 1945- KW - Foreign relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Sect. I. The Cold War, 1945-1989 -- 1. The impact of the Cold War and the struggles for independence, 1945-1954 -- 2. The application of bipolarity, 1954-1970 -- 3. The period of tripolarity, 1971-1989 -- 4. The United States and the Asia-Pacific -- 5. The Soviet Union/Russia and the Asia-Pacific -- 6. China and the Asia-Pacific -- 7. Japan and the Asia-Pacific -- Sect. II. The post-Cold War period -- 8. The new structure of international relations -- 9. The United States : from the end of the Cold War to the war on terrorism -- 10. China : China’s rising power and influence -- 11. Japan : towards a new role after the end of the Cold War. ER -