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China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia
David C. Kang
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Description for China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia
Hardback. Rising powers present opportunities as well as threats, and the economic benefits and military threat China poses for its regional neighbors are both potentially huge. This title shows how East Asian states have grown closer to China, with little evidence that the region is rupturing. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
Throughout the past three decades East Asia has seen more peace and stability than at any time since the Opium Wars of 1839-1841. During this period China has rapidly emerged as a major regional power, averaging over nine percent economic growth per year since the introduction of its market reforms in 1978. Foreign businesses have flocked to invest in China, and Chinese exports have begun to flood the world. China is modernizing its military, has joined numerous regional and international institutions, and plays an increasingly visible role in international politics. In response to this growth, other states in East Asia ... Read more
Throughout the past three decades East Asia has seen more peace and stability than at any time since the Opium Wars of 1839-1841. During this period China has rapidly emerged as a major regional power, averaging over nine percent economic growth per year since the introduction of its market reforms in 1978. Foreign businesses have flocked to invest in China, and Chinese exports have begun to flood the world. China is modernizing its military, has joined numerous regional and international institutions, and plays an increasingly visible role in international politics. In response to this growth, other states in East Asia ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231141888
SKU
V9780231141888
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About David C. Kang
David C. Kang is a professor of international relations and business at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Crony Capitalism: Corruption and Development in South Korea and the Philippines and, with Victor Cha, Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies. He is a regular media commentator, and has published opinion pieces in the New York ... Read more
Reviews for China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia
[A] provocative book.
Steve Tsang Times Higher Education Supplement [Kang] provocatively contends that China's aspirational rise will make the East Asian region more stable.
Charles Burton Globe & Mail A refreshing read... should be required reading for everyone concerned about the rise of China or East Asian international relations.
Andrew Scobell, Texas A&M University Political Science Quarterly ... Read more
Steve Tsang Times Higher Education Supplement [Kang] provocatively contends that China's aspirational rise will make the East Asian region more stable.
Charles Burton Globe & Mail A refreshing read... should be required reading for everyone concerned about the rise of China or East Asian international relations.
Andrew Scobell, Texas A&M University Political Science Quarterly ... Read more