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UNINA9910819768503321 |
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Autore |
Shirk Susan L |
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China : fragile superpower / / Susan L. Shirk |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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0-19-936709-4 |
1-281-16317-1 |
9786611163174 |
0-19-804178-0 |
1-4356-0096-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (335 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nationalism - China |
Presidents - United States |
Executive power - United States |
China Politics and government 2002- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"How China's internal politics could derail its peaceful rise"--Jkt. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-310) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Strong abroad but fragile at home -- China's economic miracle -- Domestic threats -- The echo chamber of nationalism : media and the Internet -- The responsible power -- Japan : "when the Chinese people get angry, the result is always big trouble" -- Taiwan : "a question of regime survival" -- The United States : "external troubles can become internal troubles" -- China's weakness, America's danger. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Once a sleeping giant, China today is the world's fastest growing economy--the leading manufacturer of cell phones, laptop computers, and digital cameras--a dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. But in China: The Fragile Superpower, Susan L. Shirk opens up the black box of Chinese politics and finds that the real danger lies elsewhere--not in China's astonishing growth, but in the deep insecurity of its leaders. China's leaders face a troubling paradox: the more developed and prosperous the country becomes, the more insecure and threatened they feel. Shirk, a former Deputy Assistan |
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