China among unequals : asymmetric foreign relationship in Asia / Brantly Womack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Womack, Brantly, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--China.

National security.

China--Foreign relations.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (552 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""China Among Unequals"" presents asymmetry theory, a new paradigm for the study of international relations, derived from China's relationships with its neighbors and the world. The first collection of its kind, it brings together key writings on the theory and its applications to China's basic foreign policy, particularly towards the United States and the rest of Asia. Starting with an exploration of the general theory of asymmetry, with particular attention given to such topics as human rights, soft power, regionalism, and asymmetric wars, the book then moves on to the fundamentals of China'

Contents:

pt. 1. Asymmetric international relationships

pt. 2. Underpinnings of China's foreign policy

pt. 3. China and the United States

pt. 4. China and Asia.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-534) and index.

ISBN:

9786612763496

9781282763494

1282763490

9789814295284

9814295280

OCLC:

671655146