Japan and South Korea are Western-style democracies with open-market economies committed to the rule of law. They are also U.S. allies. Yet despite their shared interests, shared values, and geographic proximity, divergent national identities have driven a wedge between them. Drawing on decades of expertise, Brad Glosserman and Scott A. Snyder investigate the roots of this split and its ongoing threat to the region and the world. Glosserman and Snyder isolate competing notions of national identity as the main obstacle to a productive partnership between Japan and South Korea. Through public opinion data, interviews, and years of observation, they show how fundamentally incompatible, rapidly changing conceptions of national identity in Japan and South Korea―and not struggles over power or structural issues―have complicated territorial claims and international policy. Despite changes in the governments of both countries and concerted efforts by leading political figures to encourage U.S.–ROK–Japan security cooperation, the Japan–South Korea relationship continues to be hobbled by history and its deep imprint on ideas of national identity. This book recommends bold, policy-oriented prescriptions for overcoming problems in Japan–South Korea relations and facilitating trilateral cooperation among these three Northeast Asian allies, recognizing the power of the public on issues of foreign policy, international relations, and the prospects for peace in Asia.

The Japan–South Korea Identity Clash: East Asian Security and the United States (Contemporary Asia in the World)

History

Glosserman, Brad

SCOTT SNYDER

Asia

Columbia University Press

A mutnat nation has been created on UTOPIA, off the coast of California. But what does that mean to the X-Men? Magneto's return has stunned the X-Men, but that's not the only surprise they're in for as a herd of Predator X's come hungry for mutant tartar. The hits just keep on coming, but can the X-Men, still nursing their wounds from UTOPIA, deal with all this? What about when the island they call home begins to sink and Namor is the only one who can save the day? Plus: Jubilee returns to the X-Men, Gambit has trouble adjusting to life on Utopia, Northstar deals with the distance that island living necessitates and No-Girl has to save all the X-Men from a foe living right under their noses, Magik has banished Anole to Limbo, but why? COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Men #515-522, Dark Reign: The List - X-Men, Nation X #1-4

X-men: Nation X

Comics & Graphic Novels

Becky Cloonan

James Asmus

Simon Spurrier

Tim Fish

Jim Barber

C.B. Cebulski

Matt, Fraction

Graphic Novels

Marvel Enterprises

A NEW YORK TIMES #1 BestsellerIn "The Black Mirror," a series of brutal murders pushes Batman's detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of Gotham City's oldest evils. Helpless and trapped in the deadly Mirror House, Batman must fight for his life against one of Gotham City's oldest and most powerful evils!Then, in a second story called "Hungry City," the corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of Gotham City's foremost banks. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring Batman face-to-face with the new, terrifying faces of organized crime in Gotham.This volume collects Detective Comics #871-881.From the Hardcover edition.

Batman

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Titan

Briefing book on eight U.S. foreign policy topics. Explains the background to stories currently in the news. Basis for nationwide discussion program. Articles on Middle East Alliances, ISIS, the Kurds, International Migration, Korea, Climate Politics, the UN post-2015, Cuba. Includes maps, illustrations, discussion questions, annotated reading list.

Great Decisions 2016

William, Sweet

Stephen Browne

Michael Shifter

Curtis R. Ryan

Gregory Johnsen

Jenna Krajeski

Joseph Chamie

Thomas Weiss

Ben Raderstorf

Foreign Policy Association

This volume outlines South Korea's progress and accomplishments toward enhancing its role and reputation as a contributor to international security.

Global Korea: South Korea's Contributions to International Security

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Council on Foreign Relations Press

South Korean opinion leaders have increasingly investigated the idea of the ROK as a middle power as a primary framework for evaluating the opportunities and constraints arising from its emerging international role. The essays commissioned in this volume provide an initial evaluation of South Korean efforts to make substantive contributions to the international agenda as a middle power.

Middle-Power Korea: Contributions to the Global Agenda

Dalton, Toby

Bradford, Colin I.

Howe, Brendan

Kosch O’Donnell, Jill

O’Neil, Andrew

Published by San Diego Geological Society, Inc. and Distributed by Sunbelt Publications -- Road logs for two self-guided field trips cover over 200 miles and 26 stops. Illustrated with maps, photos, and diagrams, this guidebook includes 17 papers from expert authors. Topics range from groundwater Coachella Valley to the geology and structure of exposed shallow to mid-crustal crystalline rocks of the mountains. This guide is a geologist s view of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, historic Pines to Palms Hwy, Deep Canyon, palm oases, San Gorgonio Pass, and the San Andreas Fault.

Palms to Pines: Geological and Historical Excursions Through the Palm Springs Region, Riverside County California

Americas

San Diego Geological Society

While trafficking in a bestselling sub-genre, AMERICAN VAMPIRE introduces a new strain of vampire — a more muscular and vicious species, born of the American West.
It’s Las Vegas circa 1935, and Skinner Sweet and our gal Pearl are about to learn the hard way that the bloodsuckers in Hollywood were nothing compared to what awaits them in Sin City.
In just a few short years, young police Chief Cash McCogan has watched his native city of Las Vegas go from cow-town to wild, glittering boomtown. And when the bodies of prominent businessmen start showing up drained of blood, Chief McCogan finds himself facing a threat much darker and deadlier than anything he could have imagined . . . and the only sure bet in town is that Skinner and Pearl are right in the thick of it.

American Vampire, Volume 2

Vertigo

Swamp Thing By Scott Snyder: Deluxe Edition (Swamp Thing (2011-2015))

LEN WEIN

Jeff Lemire

All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy

DC Comics

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