European Union and East Asia

Edited by Peter W. Preston, Emeritus Professor of Political Sociology and Julie Gilson, Lecturer in International Studies, Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham, UK

• Contents: Preface Part I: Introduction Part II: Setting up the Debate Part III: Europe–Asia Linkages Part IV: The Politics of Economic Linkages Part V: Conclusion Index

'This edited volume offers an important and much-needed contribution to our understanding of the complex inter-regional relationships between two of the global system's most important economic, political and cultural sub-systems. . . It takes the reader down a relatively unexplored road and the various contributions offer high scholarship and a sharp insight into the complex and problematic relationship. The studies establish sufficient grounds for the development of an agenda for continuing research in the field. It has an evident appeal for policymakers, academics, students and a wider interested public and, quite appropriately, it is already becoming a standard reference on the subject.'