Israel's quest for recognition and acceptance in Asia : Garrison State diplomacy / / Jacob Abadi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451357103321
• Autore: Abadi Jacob
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-135-76869-2; 1-280-23980-8; 9786610239801; 0-203-50414-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (509 p.)
• Collana: Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society, , 1368-4795 ; ; 34
• Disciplina: 327.5694
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; Israel Foreign relations Asia; Asia Foreign relations Israel; Israel Foreign relations East Asia; East Asia Foreign relations Israel; Israel Foreign relations South Asia; South Asia Foreign relations Israel
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [454]-467) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia Garrison State Diplomacy; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: The Middle East Periphery; 1. Turkey: Low-profile Diplomacy; 2. Iran: From Tacit Cooperation to Open Hostility; Part 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; Part 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 Ally10. The Philippines: Relations with a Former US Colony; Part IV: South Asia; 11. India: In the Shadow of Nonalignment; 12. Sri Lanka: The Tacit Connection; 13. Nepal: Between the Giants of Asia; Part V: The Muslim States of Asia; 14. Pakistan: Between Pragmatism and Islam; 15. Indonesia: Diplomacy ; in the Dark; 16. Malaysia: A Diplomatic Blunder; Part VI: The Caucasus and Central Asia; 17. Israel and the Great Game in Asia; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This title represents a comprehensive study of Israel's attempts to build diplomatic relations with countries on the Asian continent. The author argues that, despite the persistence of the Arab Israeli conflict, the Israeli Foreign Ministry was remarkably successful in gaining recognition in most Asian countries. He 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 succe