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Author Abadi, Jacob.

Title Israel's quest for recognition and acceptance in Asia : garrison state and diplomacy / Jacob Abadi
Published Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2003

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 W'PONDS  327.5694 Aba/Iqf  AVAILABLE
Description xxvi, 478 pages ; 24 cm
Series Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society ; 34
Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society ; 34
Contents Pt. I. The Middle East Periphery -- 1. Turkey: Low-profile Diplomacy -- 2. Iran: From Tacit Cooperation to Open Hostility -- Pt. II. East Asia -- 3. China and Taiwan: Between the Hammer and the Anvil -- 4. Japan: Overcoming the Arab Boycott -- 5. In the Shadow of the Korean Conflict -- Pt. III. South-East Asia -- 6. Burma: From Honeymoon to Balanced Relationship -- 7. Singapore: Garrison States Connection -- 8. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia: Diplomacy in a Disputed Region -- 9. Thailand: Relations with an American Ally -- 10. The Philippines: Relations with a Former US Colony -- Pt. IV. South Asia -- 11. India: In the Shadow of Nonalignment -- 12. Sri Lanka: The Tacit Connection -- 13. Nepal: Between the Giants of Asia -- Pt. V. The Muslim States of Asia -- 14. Pakistan: Between Pragmatism and Islam -- 15. Indonesia: Diplomacy in the Dark -- 16. Malaysia: A Diplomatic Blunder -- Pt. VI. The Caucasus and Central Asia -- 17. Israel and the Great Game in Asia
Summary "Dr. Abadi provides an overview of Israel's relations with Asian countries from 1948 until the present, and analyses the political, social and economic factors in each country and the role that each played in the process of rapprochement with Israel. He explores the reasons for Israel's successes as well as its failures, and analyses the flaws in Israeli diplomacy."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
SUBJECT Asia -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010013255 -- Israel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79003285
South Asia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125541 -- Foreign relation -- Israel
Far East http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040525 -- Foreign relation -- Israel
Israel http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79003285 -- Foreign relation -- South Asia
Israel http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79003285 -- Foreign relation -- Asia
Israel http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79003285 -- Foreign relation -- East Asia
LC no. 2003059614
ISBN 0714655767 (cloth)
071468564x (paper)