China and the barbarians : resisting the Western world order / by Hendrik Schulte Nordholt, English translation, John Eyck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schulte Nordholt, H. (Henk), author.

Contributor:

Eyck, John R. J., translator.

Standardized Title:

China en de barbaren. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

China--Foreign relations--Western countries.

China.

Western countries--Foreign relations--China.

Western countries.

China--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

China--Civilization.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

361 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Leiden University Press, [2018].

Summary:

China's development over the centuries has purposely diverged from that of the West in term of language, philosophy, and history, and for many decades its nationalism created a form of isolation. In order to maintain its influence the Chinese Communist Party has created the myth that, without the Party, China could not have returned to the world stage and that, without the Party, the 'territorial integrity' of the country cannot be restored. But what does this 'restored' China look like? To answer, Henk Schulte Nordholt examines how Bejing's regional policy is causing structural tensions between China and most of the countries located in East and Southeast Asia, and also, indirectly, their ally the United States. In 'China and the Barbarians', Nordholt offers his analysis of the possible trajectory of China's internal political and cultural developments in the coming years.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-353) and index.

ISBN:

9789087282783

9087282788

OCLC:

1005724621