{"product_id":"the-unraveling-of-island-asia-governmental-communal-and-regional-instability-hardcover","title":"The Unraveling of Island Asia?: Governmental, Communal, and Regional Instability - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Vaughn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBruce Vaughn\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited collection takes a primary focus on security issues in Oceania, but here the word security is expanded to include such topics as domestic Indonesian and Philippine instability, environmental degradation, the work of international crime syndicates, the generic problem of post-colonial state failure, and the always overhanging concern with China--in short all of the significant troubles roiling Island Asia today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing this expanded notion of security and stability, the volume pulls in new anxieties about global warming, which may submerge half of the South Pacific microstates within the next 30 years, and pollution, which covers Indonesia nad Malaysia in thick smoke now visible from space, as well as traversing the more traditional security and economic issues. Vaughn and his contributors describe a 7,000-mile swath of wobbly island states ranging from the world's fourth most populous country to tiny bogus sovereignties in thrall to globalized criminals-through which more than $1 trillion worth of goods move each year. An important resource for scholars, students, researchers, and policy makers involved with Oceania and Asian studies as well as contemporary geo-political concerns.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRUCE VAUGHN is Adjunct Professor, Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, Georgetown University and Senior Defense Analyst, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584522535133,"sku":"9780275974589","price":194.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/EjRR5DQbul9780275974589.webp?v=1773613299","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-unraveling-of-island-asia-governmental-communal-and-regional-instability-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}