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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451353103321

Autore

Paltiel Jeremy T

Titolo

The empire's new clothes [[electronic resource] ] : cultural particularism and universal value in China's quest for global status / / Jeremy Paltiel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

ISBN

1-281-36336-7

9786611363369

0-230-60512-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Disciplina

320.1/50951

Soggetti

Political culture - China

Sovereignty

Electronic books.

China Foreign relations 1976-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-309) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The ins and outs of sovereignty -- Sovereignty in the discourse of the Chinese Communist Party -- National rights, human rights, and the rule of law -- Human rights and membership in international society -- China and the world trading system : the WTO and beyond -- Taiwan and the concept of territorial sovereignty -- Conclusion: China and international society.

Sommario/riassunto

This book assesses the challenge to the dominance of Euro-American political and economic liberalism from China's emergence as a global presence. China presents the most significant present-day example of the dual process of participation and resistance. Paltiel's offers intriguing insights into the prospect of equality in a system of global power.