Asia's new battlefield : the USA, China and the struggle for the Western Pacific /
Heydarian, Richard Javad.
Asia's new battlefield : the USA, China and the struggle for the Western Pacific / USA, China and the struggle for the Western Pacific Richard Javad Heydarian. - London : Zed Books, c2015. - xii, 356 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-346) and index.
The great convergence : Sino-American symbiosis -- The revenge of history -- War at sea : from the motherland to the blue soil -- Between an eagle and a dragon : the tragedy of small-power politics -- THe middle powers : a game of thrones -- After hegemony : towards a Pacific community.
Offers a guide to understanding the evolution of maritime territorial disputes in East Asia, exploring their legal, political-security and economic dimensions against the backdrop of a brewing Sino-American struggle for hegemony. Heydarian shows how the pivotal relationship between the USA and China has been central to prosperity and stability in the Asia-Pacific. He also examines the ways that 'small' and 'middle' powers have shaped the trajectory of tensions in the region--tensions which could ignite an international war and re-configure the global order. --From publisher description.
9781783603121 (paperback) 1783603127 (paperback) 9781783603138 (hb) 1783603135 (hb)
Territorial waters--East Asia.
Law of the sea--East Asia.
Jurisdiction, Territorial --East Asia.
China--Foreign relations--21st century.
East Asia --Boundaries.
United States--Relations--China.
China--Relations--United States.
KZA1692 / .H493 2015
Asia's new battlefield : the USA, China and the struggle for the Western Pacific / USA, China and the struggle for the Western Pacific Richard Javad Heydarian. - London : Zed Books, c2015. - xii, 356 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-346) and index.
The great convergence : Sino-American symbiosis -- The revenge of history -- War at sea : from the motherland to the blue soil -- Between an eagle and a dragon : the tragedy of small-power politics -- THe middle powers : a game of thrones -- After hegemony : towards a Pacific community.
Offers a guide to understanding the evolution of maritime territorial disputes in East Asia, exploring their legal, political-security and economic dimensions against the backdrop of a brewing Sino-American struggle for hegemony. Heydarian shows how the pivotal relationship between the USA and China has been central to prosperity and stability in the Asia-Pacific. He also examines the ways that 'small' and 'middle' powers have shaped the trajectory of tensions in the region--tensions which could ignite an international war and re-configure the global order. --From publisher description.
9781783603121 (paperback) 1783603127 (paperback) 9781783603138 (hb) 1783603135 (hb)
Territorial waters--East Asia.
Law of the sea--East Asia.
Jurisdiction, Territorial --East Asia.
China--Foreign relations--21st century.
East Asia --Boundaries.
United States--Relations--China.
China--Relations--United States.
KZA1692 / .H493 2015