Beyond Power Transitions : The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of U. S. -China Relations.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kang, David.

Contributor:

Ma, Xinru.

Series:

Columbia Studies in International Order and Politics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Legitimacy of governments--East Asia.

Legitimacy of governments.

National security--Case studies.

National security.

Regionalism--East Asia.

Regionalism.

Security, International--East Asia.

Security, International.

Political stability--Case studies.

Political stability.

East Asia--Foreign relations.

East Asia.

China--Foreign relations--Forecasting.

China.

United States--Foreign relations--Forecasting.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Examining the rise and fall of East Asian powers over 1,500 years, Beyond Power Transitions offers a new perspective on the forces that shape war and peace.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

I INTRODUCTION

1. What Are the Lessons of History?

2 THE COMMON CONJECTURE IN WAR AND PEACE

II HISTORY

3. The Lessons of East Asian History, 500–1900

4 THE MONGOL CONQUEST OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY AND THE SONG–YUAN TRANSITION

5 THE SMALL ATTACK THE LARGE

6 INTERNAL COLLAPSE

7 HOW KOREA REMAINED INDEPENDENT UNTIL 1910

III CONTEMPORARY U.S.–CHINA RELATIONS

8. East Asian Power Transitions in the Twenty-First Century

IV CONCLUSION

9. The Lessons of History and the Future of East Asia

Appendix JOURNAL RANKINGS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES ON POWER TRANSITION

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780231555975

0231555970

OCLC:

1455118626