The making of the Asia Pacific : knowledge brokers and the politics of representation /
This illuminating volume critically surveys the power of narratives in shaping the discourse on the post-Cold War Asia pacific. The author examines the purposes, practices, power relations and protagonists behind policy networks such as the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia pacific and th...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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[Amsterdam] :
Amsterdam University Press,
Ã2013.
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| Series: | IIAS publications series. Monographs ;
10. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=654477 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: From 'Pacific Asia' to 'Asia Pacific'
- The desire for essence
- Knowledge networks as agents of representation
- Representing the 'Asia Pacific'
- Representing sovereign states
- Representing the 'In/Human' faces of Asia Pacific security
- Representing the 'Authority' of knowledge networks
- Conclusion: A plea in three parts.