Asian Crucible

Globalization, Geopolitics and the Contest for the Future
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3317-9
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm

**The decades-spanning story of Asia’s rise, and the new faultlines that are set to shape the region's and the world's future.**

For many centuries, Asia had been the apex of human civilization, home to the greatest concentrations of wealth, power and population. Yet by the mid-twentieth century, in the aftermath of colonialism and war, much of the continent was mired in poverty and underdevelopment.

This book tells the sweeping story of Asia’s modern resurgence: how globalization, supply chains and market-led integration powered unprecedented economic growth and lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. It explores the creativity, energy and resilience that made this possible, while examining the dark side of that success: new geopolitical and nationalistic tensions that threaten to unravel this progress.

As Asia stands at a crossroads, facing both extraordinary opportunity and escalating risk, this timely analysis offers insight into the forces shaping its future. Drawing on history, economics and geopolitics, it is a call for thoughtful leadership to ensure that peace and prosperity rather than conflict and division define the next chapter of Asia’s story.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bisley, Nick

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Imperialism and its Aftermath

3. Cold War to Long Peace

4. Asia Integrated

5. The Pandemic Years and the End of Globalization

6. Geopolitics and the Great Powers

7. Flashpoints and Zones of Contestation

8. Sources of Risk and Volatility

9. Three Paths to the Future

10. Securing Asia’s Future

Über Autor(innen)

Nick Bisley is the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, Australia. He recently completed a term as the President of the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, has been a Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center, Washington, DC and previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Journal of International Affairs.