China in the Middle East: Aspiring to become a great powerbroker -- Japan: Eyeing a new role in Middle East Affairs -- South Korea: A relentless quest for a second boom -- North Korea: Seeking normalcy since the demise of Kim Il-Sung -- Unknown and undetected: Taiwan's resilient and viable...

"Based on workshops co-organized by Japan's St. Andrew University and Taiwan's National Chengchi University, this book provides readers with the toolbox for navigating the regional dynamics of political economy in Southeast Asia, with special focus on exploring the key factors determining the...

Preface and acknowledgments -- History, politics, and theory -- The capitalist unconscious : the Korea question -- The aesthetics of democratic politics : labor, violence, and repetition -- Reparation -- Reparation : Korean Chinese as colonial returnees -- Socialist reparation : Korean Chinese...