China's Ascent: Power, Security, and the Future of International Politics (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801474442 ISBN 13: 9780801474446

Publisher: Cornell University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Assessments of China's importance on the world stage usually focus on a single dimension of China's increasing power, rather than on the multiple sources of China's rise, including its economic might and the continuing modernization of its military. This book offers multiple analytical perspectives―constructivist, liberal, neorealist―on the significance of the many dimensions of China's regional and global influence.

Distinguished authors consider the likelihood of conflict and peaceful accommodation as China grows ever stronger. They look at the changing position of China "from the inside": How do Chinese policymakers evaluate the contemporary international order and what are the regional and global implications of that worldview? The authors also address the implications of China's increasing power for Chinese policymaking and for the foreign policies of Korea, Japan, and the United States.

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About the Author

Robert S. Ross is Professor of Political Science at Boston College. He is the author of Negotiating Cooperation: The United States and China, 1969-1989, coauthor of Great Wall and Empty Fortress: China's Search for Security, and editor or coeditor of several other books. Zhu Feng is Professor in the School of International Studies at Peking University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801474442
• ISBN 13: 9780801474446
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Ross Robert S., Feng Zhu