Japan in Central Asia - (Politics and History in Central Asia) by Timur Dadabaev (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This volume outlines the general conceptual problems regarding the Central Asia states in Japan's foreign policy. While a longstanding body of literature exists on Japanese foreign policy toward East Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, the recent academic literature lacks thorough analyses and contextualizations of Japanese foreign policy in Central Asia. This volume further provides details of the evolution of Japan's foreign policy and its initiatives with respect to CA. It also offers insights into the security, political, and economic aspects of cooperation between CA states and Japan and the features that characterize these relations. In addition, this study analyzes Japanese foreign policy toward the CA states, including comparisons with Chinese and Russian initiatives such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Commonwealth of Independent States/ Eurasian Economic Union"--

Book Synopsis

This volume details the evolution of Japan's foreign policy and its initiatives with respect to Central Asia. This volume provides insights into the security, political, and economic aspects of cooperation between CA states and Japan and the features that characterize these relations.

Review Quotes

"Japan in Central Asia ... can be viewed as a welcome addition to this growing literature in the international relations study and comparative politics. It also stands as a useful contribution to the field of Japanese study ... . Apart from shedding light on Japan's engagement in the largely understudied region, providing these triggers for future major research agendas can be seen as another important contribution this book makes to the field of international relations and Japanese studies." (Kuniko Ashizawa, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Vol. 17 (1), January, 2017)

"Timur Dadabaev's book is a milestone, as it not only represents the first English-language monograph on this under-researched subject, but also as it is researched and written by a Central Asian scholar based in Japan. ... Besides its scholarly implications for aseries of key disciplines, the volume is also useful for policymakers and practitioners. ... Timur Dadabaev's intellectually stimulating and thought-provoking monograph has laid a remarkable foundation." (Nikolay Murashkin, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (9), 2016)

About the Author

Timur Dadabaev is Professor at University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Japan.