| Description |
xxv, 550 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 438-539) and index. |
| Contents |
The changing of the guard -- The rise of the West -- Japan : modern but hardly western -- China's ignominy -- Contested modernity -- China as an economic superpower -- A civilization-state -- The Middle Kingdom mentality -- China's own backyard -- China as a rising global power -- When China rules the world -- Concluding remarks : the eight differences that define China. |
| Summary |
Explains how China's ascendance as an economic superpower will alter the cultural, political, social, and ethnic balance of global power in the twenty-first century, unseating the West and in the process creating a whole new world. |
| Subject |
China -- Foreign relations
-- 1976-
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China -- Politics and government -- 2002-
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Globalization -- Economic aspects -- China.
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China -- Economic conditions
-- 2000-
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China -- Foreign relations
-- Western countries.
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Western countries -- Foreign relations
-- China.
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| ISBN |
9781594201851 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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1594201854 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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