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Asia's new battlefield : the USA, China and the struggle for the Western Pacific / Richard Javad Heydarian.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Zed Books, c2015.Description: xii, 356 p. : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9781783603121 (paperback)
  • 1783603127 (paperback)
  • 9781783603138 (hb)
  • 1783603135 (hb)
Other title:
  • USA, China and the struggle for the Western Pacific [Portion of title]
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KZA1692 .H493 2015
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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