Shortlisted for the Edgar Graham Book Prize "Outstanding. A major work of synthesis that demonstrates the inextricable linkages between globalisation and regionalism in the political economy of East Asia." - Richard Higgott, Editor, Pacific Review (Review of previous edition) "Rich, nuanced and chock full of fresh insights, this will be must-reading about Asia. Beeson distils the region's unfolding political economy and security challenges in a most readable and digestible form." - T. J. Pempel, University of California, Berkeley, USA (Review of previous edition) "Mark Beeson's depth of knowledge of both individual countries and regional developments shines through in this excellent and much needed text." - Richard Stubbs, McMaster University, Canada (Review of previous edition) "We have long needed a text that covers both political economy and security issues in East Asia.

Mark Beeson's new book admirably fills this gap." - John Ravenhill, Australian National University (Review of previous edition) "[A] well-written, extensively researched book. A must-read for students and scholars. and recommended for journalists, policy-makers and the public interested in the region." - Benny Teh Cheng Guan, International Affairs (Review of previous edition) "Mark Beeson has delivered a masterly overview of the place of East Asia within the regionalizing and globalizing trends apparent to us all." - Jim Rolfe, Contemporary Southeast Asia (Review of previous edition).