{"product_id":"asias-space-race-james-clay-moltz-9780231156882","title":"Asia's Space Race: National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to the close cooperation practiced among European states, space relations among Asian states have become increasingly tense. If current trends continue, the Asian civilian space competition could become a military race. To better understand these emerging dynamics, James Clay Moltz conducts the first in-depth policy analysis of Asia's fourteen leading space programs, concentrating especially on developments in China, Japan, India, and South Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoltz isolates the domestic motivations driving Asia's space actors, revisiting critical events such as China's 2007 antisatellite weapons test and manned flights, Japan's successful \u003cem\u003eKaguya\u003c\/em\u003e lunar mission and \u003cem\u003eKibo\u003c\/em\u003e module for the International Space Station (ISS), India's \u003cem\u003eChandrayaan\u003c\/em\u003e lunar mission, and South Korea's astronaut visit to the ISS, along with plans to establish independent space-launch capability. He investigates these nations' divergent space goals and their tendency to focus on national solutions and self-reliance rather than regionwide cooperation and multilateral initiatives. He concludes with recommendations for improved intra-Asian space cooperation and regional conflict prevention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoltz also considers America's efforts to engage Asia's space programs in joint activities and the prospects for future U.S. space leadership. He extends his analysis to the relationship between space programs and economic development in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, making this a key text for international relations and Asian studies scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Clay Moltz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 023115688X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231156882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012","brand":"James Clay Moltz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946362175743,"sku":"9780231156882","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_07b00cef-92bb-4efa-9cdd-a26400e375ac.jpg?v=1681512713","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/asias-space-race-james-clay-moltz-9780231156882","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}