1The new East Asia and American involvement72Regionalism - China, East Asia's community builder?273The holdovers494Keeping the peace - American power in a changing East Asian context735Southeast Asia once again on the screen936Does democracy count in East Asia?1157What do we do?133
\ Library JournalThe authors, both former ambassadors and State Department officials, present a lucid policy briefing for interested general readers. First they elegantly summarize America's successes in East Asia following World War II, and then they explain how the sun is setting on American domination and is rising for China and Japan. They explore policy alternatives for American power when regionalism is more important than individual country-to-country relations. They also ask, Does democracy count in East Asia? Highly recommended for medium and larger libraries. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.\ \