Asia's cauldron : the South China Sea and the end of a stable Pacific /

Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-

Asia's cauldron : the South China Sea and the end of a stable Pacific / Robert D. Kaplan. - New York : Random House, 2015, c2014. - xxi, 225 p. : maps. 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index.

Prologue : the ruins of Champa -- The humanist dilemma -- China's Caribbean -- The fate of Vietnam -- The concert of civilizations? -- The good autocrat -- America's colonial burden -- Asia's Berlin -- The state of nature -- Epilogue : the slums of Borneo.

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Pacific Area--Foreign relations.
Pacific Area--Politics and government.
South China Sea Region--Strategic aspects.
South China Sea--International status.

JZ1980 / .K37 2015