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The Empire's New Clothes : Cultural Particularism and Universal Value in China's Quest for Global Status / by J. Paltiel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paltiel, Jeremy T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Asia.
- Ethnology.
- Culture.
- Asia--Politics and government.
- Asia.
- International relations.
- China--History.
- China.
- Asian Culture.
- Asian Politics.
- International Relations.
- History of China.
- Local Subjects:
- Asian Culture.
- Asian Politics.
- International Relations.
- History of China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (331 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book assesses the challenge to the dominance of Euro-American political and economic liberalism from China's emergence as a global presence. China presents the most significant present-day example of the dual process of participation and resistance. Paltiel's offers intriguing insights into the prospect of equality in a system of global power.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The ins and outs of sovereignty
- Sovereignty in the discourse of the Chinese Communist Party
- National rights, human rights, and the rule of law
- Human rights and membership in international society
- China and the world trading system : the WTO and beyond
- Taiwan and the concept of territorial sovereignty
- Conclusion: China and international society.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-309) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786611363369
- 9781281363367
- 1281363367
- 9780230605121
- 0230605125
- OCLC:
- 314776074
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