{"title":"Victor Cha","description":"\u003cp\u003eVictor Cha offers incisive analyses at the intersection of \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e, with a particular focus on East Asia. His works explore complex geopolitical dynamics, including China’s strategic use of trade and the intricate relationships shaping the Korean peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect meticulously researched narratives that illuminate contemporary conflicts and diplomatic challenges. Cha’s writing provides critical insight into the forces influencing regional security and international relations today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"korea-by-victor-cha-9780300278705","title":"Korea","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKorea\u003c\/i\u003e has a long, riveting history—it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a world-renowned culture. North Korea is ruled by the most authoritarian regime in the world, a poor country in a rich region, and is best known for the cult of personality surrounding the ruling Kim family. But both Koreas share a unique common history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVictor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo draw on decades of research to explore the history of modern Korea, from the late nineteenth century, Japanese occupation, and Cold War division to the present day. A small country caught amongst the world’s largest powers—including China, Japan, Russia, and the United States—Korea’s fate has been closely connected to its geography and the strength of its leadership and society. This comprehensive history sheds light on the evolving identities of the two Koreas, explaining the sharp differences between North and South, and prospects for unification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796391153900,"sku":"9780300278705","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24784793482294.jpg?v=1757093865"},{"product_id":"chinas-weaponization-of-trade-by-ellen-kim-9780231222402","title":"China's Weaponization of Trade","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, China and the United States have each turned economic interdependence into an instrument of coercion, using their dominant positions in international trade to push states and firms to comply with their political goals. What is distinctive about this form of economic pressure, and how can other countries fight back?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book explores the weaponization of economic interdependence and its implications for the international order through a wealth of new and original data on China's economic statecraft. Victor D. Cha, Ellen Kim, and Andy Lim examine how and in what ways the United States and China have deployed economic coercion, focusing on China's extensive use of this tactic over the past three decades. They analyse a vast data set that includes more than 600 cases of China's economic bullying of states, companies, and individuals in North America, Asia, and Europe. Cha, Kim, and Lim propose a multilateral strategy of \"collective resilience\" to counter intimidation, showing how targeted states can band together, leverage trading relationships, and threaten retaliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSynthesising new insights from unique trade data with international security expertise, this timely book sheds new light on how China exercises economic power—and it provides a playbook to deter bullies and rebalance the global order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47306897817836,"sku":"9780231222402","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8280723482270.jpg?v=1771066115"},{"product_id":"the-black-box-by-victor-cha-9780231211093","title":"The Black Box","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorth Korea is commonly thought of as the most mysterious place in the world. The country is marked by its opacity and inaccessibility, its inner workings seen as impossible for outsiders to grasp. In this groundbreaking book, the leading scholar and practitioner Victor D. Cha shines a light into the \u003cem\u003eblack box\u003c\/em\u003e of North Korea and draws critical lessons for the possible reunification of Korea after many decades of division.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Black Box\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates convincingly that North Korea, while far from transparent, is less inscrutable than is typically assumed. Using innovative research methods from data scraping to ethnography, including microsurveys of ordinary North Koreans, Cha unearths a trove of new information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough these pioneering findings, and incorporating his experiences as a White House official negotiating with North Korean interlocutors and travelling to North Korea, he paints a vivid picture of this enigmatic country and develops a grounded account of its behaviour. Cha explores the regime's core tendencies, its policies toward the U.S.–South Korea alliance, cybersecurity threats, the potential for economic development, the growth of a nascent civil society, and pathways toward Korean unification, among other topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Black Box\u003c\/em\u003e provides both an essential understanding of contemporary North Korea and an insightful guide to studying the country from one of the world's most esteemed experts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464304902380,"sku":"9780231211093","price":52.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231211093-the-black-box.jpg?v=1775045659"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/victor-cha.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}