Arif Dirlik is professor of history at University of Oregon.

• Part 1 Introduction: Pacific as Concept and FantasyChapter 2 Pacific ContradictionsChapter 3 The Asia-Pacific Idea: Reality and Representation in the Invention of a Regional StructureChapter 4 The Asia-Pacific Idea as a Mobilization MythChapter 5 Rimspeak, or, The Discourse of the "Pacific Rim"Chapter 6 On the Outs on the Rim: An Ethnographic Grounding of the "Asia-Pacific" ImaginaryPart 7 The Political Economy of the PacificChapter 8 The Northeast Asian Political EconomyChapter 9 Global Sourcing and Regional Divisions of Labor in the Pacific RimChapter 10 Market Dependency in U.S.-East Asian RelationsChapter 11 China's Growing Integration with the Asia-Pacific EconomyChapter 12 Sexual Economies in the Asia-Pacific CommunityPart 13 Pacific Social and Cultural FormationsChapter 14 Latin America in Asia-Pacific PerspectiveChapter 15 The Asia-Pacific in Asian-American PerspectiveChapter 16 Pacific Island Responses to U.S. and French HegemonyChapter 17 Blue Hawaii: Bamboo Ridge as Critical RegionalismChapter 18 There Is More in the Rim than Meets the Eye: Thoughts on the "Pacific Idea"

Editor Dirlik provides an insightful concluding paper advocating inclusion of indigenous voices on 'Pacific Rim' discussions. This volume is rich in ideas and perspectives for those seeking deeper understanding of the concepts and historical, political, economic, and social forces that constitute the Pacific Rim.

Arif Dirlik is professor of history at University of Oregon.

• Part 1 Introduction: Pacific as Concept and FantasyChapter 2 Pacific ContradictionsChapter 3 The Asia-Pacific Idea: Reality and Representation in the Invention of a Regional StructureChapter 4 The Asia-Pacific Idea as a Mobilization MythChapter 5 Rimspeak, or, The Discourse of the "Pacific Rim"Chapter 6 On the Outs on the Rim: An Ethnographic Grounding of the "Asia-Pacific" ImaginaryPart 7 The Political Economy of the PacificChapter 8 The Northeast Asian Political EconomyChapter 9 Global Sourcing and Regional Divisions of Labor in the Pacific RimChapter 10 Market Dependency in U.S.-East Asian RelationsChapter 11 China's Growing Integration with the Asia-Pacific EconomyChapter 12 Sexual Economies in the Asia-Pacific CommunityPart 13 Pacific Social and Cultural FormationsChapter 14 Latin America in Asia-Pacific PerspectiveChapter 15 The Asia-Pacific in Asian-American PerspectiveChapter 16 Pacific Island Responses to U.S. and French HegemonyChapter 17 Blue Hawaii: Bamboo Ridge as Critical RegionalismChapter 18 There Is More in the Rim than Meets the Eye: Thoughts on the "Pacific Idea"

Editor Dirlik provides an insightful concluding paper advocating inclusion of indigenous voices on 'Pacific Rim' discussions. This volume is rich in ideas and perspectives for those seeking deeper understanding of the concepts and historical, political, economic, and social forces that constitute the Pacific Rim.

Arif Dirlik is professor of history at University of Oregon.

• Part 1 Introduction: Pacific as Concept and FantasyChapter 2 Pacific ContradictionsChapter 3 The Asia-Pacific Idea: Reality and Representation in the Invention of a Regional StructureChapter 4 The Asia-Pacific Idea as a Mobilization MythChapter 5 Rimspeak, or, The Discourse of the "Pacific Rim"Chapter 6 On the Outs on the Rim: An Ethnographic Grounding of the "Asia-Pacific" ImaginaryPart 7 The Political Economy of the PacificChapter 8 The Northeast Asian Political EconomyChapter 9 Global Sourcing and Regional Divisions of Labor in the Pacific RimChapter 10 Market Dependency in U.S.-East Asian RelationsChapter 11 China's Growing Integration with the Asia-Pacific EconomyChapter 12 Sexual Economies in the Asia-Pacific CommunityPart 13 Pacific Social and Cultural FormationsChapter 14 Latin America in Asia-Pacific PerspectiveChapter 15 The Asia-Pacific in Asian-American PerspectiveChapter 16 Pacific Island Responses to U.S. and French HegemonyChapter 17 Blue Hawaii: Bamboo Ridge as Critical RegionalismChapter 18 There Is More in the Rim than Meets the Eye: Thoughts on the "Pacific Idea"

Editor Dirlik provides an insightful concluding paper advocating inclusion of indigenous voices on 'Pacific Rim' discussions. This volume is rich in ideas and perspectives for those seeking deeper understanding of the concepts and historical, political, economic, and social forces that constitute the Pacific Rim.