| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 328 pages) : illustrations |
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Cass series--naval policy and history ; 52 |
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Cass series--naval policy and history ; 52.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; List of abbreviations; PART I Introduction: setting the agenda; 1 Introduction: naval modernisation in South-east Asia: nature, cause and consequence; 2 Naval acquisition trends in Asia; 3 Submarines for South-east Asia: a major step?; 4 Evaluating motivations and performance in ASEAN naval acquisition strategy; 5 Towards a theoretical model of weapons acquisition: a two-actor 'internal factors' model; PART II Common themes: comparators and templates |
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6 Comparing U.S. and Indian naval modernization7 Naval modernization in China, Japan and South Korea: contrasts and comparisons; PART III South-east Asia case studies; 8 Vietnam: a case study in naval modernization; 9 The modernisation of the Royal Malaysian Navy: challenges, trends and implications; 10 Philippine naval modernization: nature, causes and consequences; 11 Rebalancing Indonesia's naval force: trends, nature, and drivers; 12 The Royal Thai Navy at the beginning of the second decade of the twenty-first century |
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13 Seeking balance: force projection, confidence-building and the Republic of Singapore NavyPART IV Consequences: naval modernisation and South-east Asian security; 14 Regional navies and coastguards: striking a balance between "lawships" and warships; 15 Naval modernization in East Asia: four puzzles; 16 Naval modernisation in South-east Asia: modernisation versus arms races; 17 Some tentative conclusions; Index |
| Summary |
This edited volume analyses the naval arms race in South-East Asia, and reviews the content, purposes and consequences of the naval policies and development of the main countries of the region. The rise of naval capability in the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region is increasingly recognised as a major indicator of the 'rise of Asia' and its increasing importance in the world's political, economic and strategic future. Most coverage focusses solely on the navies of the 'big four' - the US, China, India and Japan; however, the region's other navies, though much smaller, are significa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 31, 2013) |
| Subject |
Navies -- Southeast Asia
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Sea-power -- Southeast Asia
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Navies
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Sea-power
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Strategic aspects of individual places
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| SUBJECT |
Southeast Asia -- Strategic aspects
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| Subject |
Southeast Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Till, Geoffrey
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Chan, Jane
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| ISBN |
9781135953942 |
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1135953945 |
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1299792413 |
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9781299792418 |
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