ASIAN POLITICS
Stating the Sacred
Japan’s New Regional Reality Geoeconomic Strategy in the Asia-Pacific
Religion, China, and the Formation of the Nation-State
Saori N. Katada
Michael J. Walsh
Japan’s New Regional Reality offers a comprehensive analysis of Japan’s geoeconomic strategy that reveals the country’s role in shaping regional economic order in the Asia-Pacific. Saori N. Katada explains Japanese foreign economic policy in light of both international and domestic dynamics. She points out the hurdles to implementing a state-led liberal strategy, detailing how domestic political and institutional changes have been much slower and stickier than the changing regional economics.
Stating the Sacred offers a novel approach to nation-state formation, arguing that its most critical element is how the state sacralizes the nation. Focusing primarily on China, Michael J. Walsh argues that the foundational role of the sacred makes all nation-states religious states. $30.00 / £25.00 paper 978-0-231-19357-3 $95.00 / £78.00 cloth 978-0-231-19356-6 2020 272 pages
$35.00 / £27.00 paper 978-0-231-19073-2 $140.00 / £115.00 cloth 978-0-231-19072-5
2020 344 pages
The Chinese Economy
China’s Fintech Explosion
Stephen L. Morgan
Disruption, Innovation, and Survival Sara Hsu and Jianjun Li
$35.00 / £30.00 cloth 978-0-231-19656-7
Stephen L. Morgan examines debates about the Chinese economic story from the time of the great divergence to the present day and considers wider issues beyond the usual GDP indicators, including well-being and human capital, business and the culture of management, aging, urbanization, and sustainability, consumerism, health, education, and the environment.
2020 320 pages 39 illus.
$25.00 paper 978-1-78821-081-2
COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING
$90.00 cloth 978-1-78821-080-5
December 2020 240 pages
Sara Hsu and Jianjun Li explore the transformative potential of China’s financial-technology industry, describing the risks and rewards for participants as well as the impact on consumers. Offering expert analysis of market potential, risks, and competition, as well as case studies of firms, China’s Fintech Explosion is a must read.
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