Asia's Space Race : : National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks /

Asia's Space Race : : National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks / / James Clay Moltz.

In contrast to the close cooperation practiced among European states, space relations among Asian states have become increasingly tense. If current trends continue, the Asian civilian space competition could become a military race. To better understand these emerging dynamics, James Clay Moltz condu...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Moltz, James Clay,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Contemporary Asia in the World
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION. Asia's New Presence in Space
  • CHAPTER ONE. Asian Space Developments: Motivations and Trends
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Japanese Space Program: Moving Toward "Normalcy"
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Chinese Space Program: From Turbulent Past to Promising Future
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Indian Space Program: Rising to a Challenge
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The South Korean Space Program: Emerging from Dependency
  • CHAPTER SIX. Emerging Asian Space Programs: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam
  • CHAPTER SEVEN Asia's Space Race: Implications for Regional and Global Policy
  • Notes
  • Index

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