| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 274 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Contemporary Asia in the world
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Contemporary Asia in the world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Asia's new presence in space -- Asian space developments: motivations and trends -- The Japanese space program: moving toward "normalcy" -- The Chinese space program: from turbulent past to promising future -- The Indian space program: rising to a challenge -- The South Korean space program: emerging from dependency -- Emerging Asian space programs: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam -- Asia's space race: implications for regional and global policy. |
| Summary |
In contrast to the close cooperation among European states, Asian space activity is characterized by increasing rivalry. If current trends continue, this civilian space competition could become a military race. To better understand the emerging dynamics, James Clay Moltz conducts the first in-depth policy analysis of Asia's fourteen leading space programs, with a special focus on developments in China, Japan, India, and South Korea. Moltz isolates the domestic motivations driving Asia's space actors, revisiting critical events such as China's 2007 antisatellite weapons test and its. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Space race -- Asia.
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Space race. |
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Asia. |
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Astronautics and state -- Asia.
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Astronautics and state. |
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Astronautics and state -- United States.
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Moltz, James Clay. Asia's space race. New York : Columbia University Press, 2012 9780231156882 (DLC) 2011004616 (OCoLC)773260310 |
| ISBN |
0231527578 (electronic book) |
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9780231527576 (electronic book) |
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9780231156882 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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023115688X (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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