New dynamics in East Asian politics security, political economy, and society

Includes bibliographical references and index.

China's rise and East Asian security / Hochul Lee -- The changing US role and the shifting regional order in East Asia / Il Hyun Cho -- The era of "ibis diplomacy" in Japan-China relations? / Mary M. McCarthy -- Cross-strait relations today : challenges and opportunities / Chunjuan Nanncy Wei -- The rise and fall of anti-Americanism in South Korea / Heon Joo Jung -- Economic globalization, democracy, and social protection : welfare capitalism in East Asia / Mason M.S. Kim -- East Asia in the digital age : national innovation strategies of Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and China / Carin Holroyd and Ken Coates -- Media and environmental politics in East Asia / Mary Alice Haddad -- Environmental legislation in East Asia : rationale and significance / Matthew A. Shapiro -- East Asian women and the military : victors and victims / Lana Obradovic -- China's rising generation : college-educated youth in the reform era / Teresa Wright -- A "natural" state? : nature and nation in North Korea / Carol Ann Medlicott -- A global "Chinawood"? : China's cultural policy toward global Hollywood in the new century / Wendy Su -- Japan's belated policy development toward a gender-equal society / Atsuko Sato -- The local people's congress and grassroots democracy in China / Diqing Lou.