02534oam 2200589I 450 991046419730332120200520144314.01-136-57553-71-315-01890-X10.4324/9781315018904 (CKB)3710000000056490(EBL)1542559(OCoLC)862613754(SSID)ssj0001154983(PQKBManifestationID)11592008(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001154983(PQKBWorkID)11196800(PQKB)10456168(MiAaPQ)EBC1542559(Au-PeEL)EBL1542559(CaPaEBR)ebr10800250(CaONFJC)MIL763736(OCoLC)868979722(EXLCZ)99371000000005649020180706d20051982 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContest for the South China Sea /Marwyn S. SamuelsLondon :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (220 p.)China, history, philosophy, economics ;XXVFirst published in 1982.1-138-97174-X 0-415-36169-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. A Chinese lake -- 3. The open sea -- 4. A question of sovereignty -- 5. The post-war contest -- 6. Battle for the Paracels -- 7. China's ocean policy -- 8. The southern maritime frontier.First published in 1982. Wide-ranging and fully documented, this book is the first detailed study of the origins, contexts and consequences of the long-standing dispute between China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines over the Paracel and Spratly Archipelagos in the South China Sea - one of the world's most strategically important inter-ocean basins and China's southern maritime frontier. Samuels' analysis: * Highlights the impact of the shifting balance of power in Asia and the growing competition for oceanic resources * Examines the implications of the dispute in terms of the historical anChina, history, philosophy, economics ;25.Paracel IslandsInternational statusSpratly IslandsInternational statusElectronic books.320.12095Samuels Marwyn S.960704FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910464197303321Contest for the South China Sea2177842UNINA