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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456183103321

Autore

Womack Brantly <1947->

Titolo

China among unequals [[electronic resource] ] : asymmetric foreign relationship in Asia / / Brantly Womack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010

ISBN

1-282-76349-0

9786612763496

981-4295-28-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (552 p.)

Disciplina

327.51

327.5105

Soggetti

National security - China

Electronic books.

China Foreign relations

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. 521-534) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Asymmetric international relationships -- pt. 2. Underpinnings of China's foreign policy -- pt. 3. China and the United States -- pt. 4. China and Asia.

Sommario/riassunto

""China Among Unequals"" presents asymmetry theory, a new paradigm for the study of international relations, derived from China's relationships with its neighbors and the world. The first collection of its kind, it brings together key writings on the theory and its applications to China's basic foreign policy, particularly towards the United States and the rest of Asia. Starting with an exploration of the general theory of asymmetry, with particular attention given to such topics as human rights, soft power, regionalism, and asymmetric wars, the book then moves on to the fundamentals of China'