ASIA AND THE ROAD AHEAD: Issues for the Major Powers

University of California Press, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Berkeley First edition. Inscribed by Scalapino to U.S. Ambassador Philip C. Habib on the front flyleaf. A renowned career diplomat, Habib (1920-92) was an authority on Southeast Asia, President Ronald Reagan's personal representative to the Middle East, and a special envoy to some of the world's most dangerous flash points. In 1982, Habib was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Some minor sunning along the spine of the dust jacket; otherwise a crisp, very good or better copy. Inscribed by Author. (Inventory #: 978536661)