Going soft? the US and China go global / edited by Priscilla Roberts ; contributors Cao Songqin [and thirty eight others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roberts, Priscilla, editor.

Songqin, Cao, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--China.

Globalization.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (638 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is ""soft power""? How can a country acquire and enjoy it? Is it the product of public or private initiatives? How significant is ""soft power"" in world affairs? The concept of ""soft power,"" the idea that international success depends not just upon weaponry, force, and military coercion, but also on admiration and respect for a country's culture and way of life, is winning ever-greater global attention. As China enjoys ever-increasing heft on the global scene, many Chinese officials seek t...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; PART II; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; PART III; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CHAPTER NINETEEN; CHAPTER TWENTY; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE; CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO; CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE; CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR; CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE; CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX; CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN; CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT; PART IV

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY; CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE; CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO; CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE; CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR; CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE; CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX; CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN; CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 23, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-5942-7

OCLC:

877039291