Globalization is one of the salient trends in the post–Cold War era but exhibits different meanings and forms depending on individual nations and respective regions. It is one of the key themes in international relations in our era to demonstrate both theoretically and empirically how globalism, regionalism and nationalism are related to each other. This book addresses these issues by pulling together varied regional perspectives, particularly from Asia. It deals with the general issue of globalization, both the global and the regional dimensions; regionalism in the Asia–Pacific region; and comparisons between China and Japan, and finally it examines how Japan in particular has been coping with globalization and internalization. Bringing together contributions from leading Asian, North American and European scholars, this book offers important new insights into globalization, regionalism and nationalism and into Asian perspectives on international affairs.
