Contingent states : greater China and transnational relations / William A. Callahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Callahan, William A.

Series:

Borderlines (Minneapolis, Minn.) ; v. 22.

Borderlines ; v. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Civilization--1976-.

China.

Civilization.

China--Foreign relations--1976-.

International relations.

China--Politics and government--1976-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 296 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2004]

Summary:

In the 1990s, Greater China became the subject of debate as the site of either the danger of the "China threat" or the promise of Confucian capitalism. William A. Callahan argues that Greater China presents challenges not only to economic and political order but also to international relations theory. In fact, Greater China, though absent from geopolitical maps and international law, exemplifies the contingent state of international politics. Callahan deconstructs the mainstream understandings of Greater China, tracing its emergence through four political "problems" in East Asia: the South China Sea disputes, Sino-Korean relations, the return of Hong Kong, and cross-straits relations. Contingent States reveals how each of the "problems" provoked theoretical innovations that depart from standard conceptions of sovereignty, democracy, and the nation-state.

Contents:

Introduction: Contingent Theory and East Asia xv

1 Defining Greater China: Civilization as the Answer 1

2 Questioning Civilization: Self/Other Relations in Chinese Foreign Policy 25

3 Sharing Sovereignty: Security and Spatiality in the South China Sea 57

4 Modernizing Confucianism: Trans/national Identity in Korea 103

5 Harmonizing Boundaries: Civilization and Security in Hong Kong 141

6 Recognizing Democracy: Nationalism, Taiwan, and Friendship 179

Conclusion: Contingent Peoples 219

Appendix Chinese Character List 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-292) and index.

ISBN:

0816643997

0816644004

OCLC:

54454623