Restless continent : wealth, rivalry and Asia's new geopolitics / Michael Wesley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wesley, Michael, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conditions.

Politics and government.

Economic conditions.

International relations.

Asia--Foreign relations--21st century.

Asia.

Asia--Economic conditions--21st century.

Asia--Politics and government--21st century.

Asia--Social conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

xvi, 208 pages : map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2016.

Summary:

The world has never seen economic development as rapid or significant as Asia's during recent decades. Home to three-fifths of humanity, this restless continent will soon produce more than half of the world's economic output and consume more energy than the rest of the world combined. All but three of the planet's current and nascent nuclear powers are Asian, and it has the greatest growth in weapons spending of any other region.

Contents:

1 Peace Dividends 9

2 Significant Others 35

3 Compulsive Ambition 65

4 Restless Souls 93

5 Fateful Terrains 121

6 Asia and the World 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781468312980

1468312987

OCLC:

928133737