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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796225403321

Titolo

Bilateral legacies in East and Southeast Asia / / edited by N. Ganesan [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : ISEAS Publishing, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, , 2015

ISBN

981-4620-82-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 208 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

327.5

Soggetti

POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy

East Asia Foreign relations

Southeast Asia Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jun 2017).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Historical legacies in East and Southeast Asian international relations / N. Ganesan -- 2. Historical overhang or legacy is what states make of it : the role of realism and morality in Korea-Japan relations / Tae-Ryong Yoon -- 3. The history conundrum in Japan's relations with China/ Lam Peng Er -- 4. China-Vietnam bilateral overhang or legacy / Ramses Amer -- 5. Legacy or overhang : historical memory in Myanmar-Thai relations / Maung Aung Myoe -- 6. Glorifying the inglorious past : historical overhangs or legacies in Thai-Cambodian relations / Pavin Chachavalpongpun -- 7. Comparing bilateral overhangs or legacies in East Asia / N. Ganesan.

Sommario/riassunto

This edited volume examines the concept of overhangs or legacies or negative stereotypical images in international relations and their impact on bilateral relations between geographically proximate states in East Asia. The case studies chosen - Japan-Korea, Japan-China, Vietnam-China, Thailand-Myanmar and Thailand-Cambodia - demonstrate conclusively that bilateral overhangs or legacies have a significant impact on contemporary international relations. Such images are regularly replicated and stoked by a variety of constituencies including state agencies for their own selfish interests. The evidence also points to the fact that such bilateral relationships are relatively self-contained and often operate with their own dynamics. Powerful condensation



symbols are appropriated to weave a story of the virtuous self and the stereotypical other. This negative image and its replication is important to an understanding of turbulent bilateral relations in East Asia and also helps to inform how such relations can be brought to an even keel.