LEADER 03355nam 22006612 450 001 9910453131503321 005 20151005020623.0 010 $a1-139-89333-5 010 $a1-107-42542-5 010 $a1-107-42324-4 010 $a1-139-64966-3 010 $a1-107-42013-X 010 $a1-107-41751-1 010 $a1-107-42150-0 010 $a1-107-41881-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001115178 035 $a(EBL)1394599 035 $a(OCoLC)857492964 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000957207 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12397862 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000957207 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10979909 035 $a(PQKB)11533124 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139649667 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1394599 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1394599 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10753037 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL515480 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001115178 100 $a20121217d2013|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEnduring rivalries in the Asia-Pacific /$fSteve Chan$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-04143-0 311 $a1-299-84229-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. What about enduring rivalries? -- 2. Protracted contestss between asymmetric dyads -- 3. Interstate acrimony in the Asia-Pacific -- 4. Polarity, polarization and power shifts -- 5. Incentives for conflict: fuses and firebreaks -- 6. Economics trumps politics -- 7. Adding agency to structure -- 8. Wither Asia-Pacific rivalries? 330 $aEnduring rivalries recurrently ensnare states in militarized disputes and wars. Are they poised to intensify in the Asia-Pacific, a region characterized by regime and cultural differences, territorial contests, and competing nationalist and regime claims? It is often argued that these conditions and recent power shifts are likely to lead to conflict escalation and contagion, especially in Sino-American relations. Steve Chan's book challenges this common view and argues instead that Asia-Pacific rivalries are likely to be held in abeyance. He suggests that the majority of leaders in the region wish to base their political legitimacy on their economic performance rather than popular mobilization against foreign enemies. Economic interdependence and political multilateralism have restrained and in some cases reversed rivalries. Although Asia-Pacific states will continue to quarrel, Chan argues that their relations are more stable today than at any other time since 1945. 607 $aAsia$xForeign relations 607 $aPacific Area$xForeign relations 607 $aAsia$xForeign economic relations 607 $aPacific Area$xForeign economic relations 607 $aAsia$xEconomic integration 607 $aPacific Area$xEconomic integration 676 $a327.5 700 $aChan$b Steve$0245940 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453131503321 996 $aEnduring rivalries in the Asia-Pacific$92449804 997 $aUNINA