From the Publisher: Pathways to Power introduces the domestic politics of South Asia in their broadest possible context, studying ongoing transformative social processes grounded in cultural…
Topic: Foreign Policy
From the Publisher: “China threat” has been one of hotly debated topics since the early 1990s, and this book is an effort to test the China…
From the Publisher: Masculinities in Chinese History is the first historical survey of the many ways men have acted, thought, and behaved throughout China’s long past.…
From the publisher: As Western forces withdraw from Afghanistan, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) could become more dangerous to…
Summary What role do nationalism and popular protest play in China’s foreign relations? Chinese authorities permitted anti-American demonstrations in 1999 but repressed them in 2001…
Abstract This paper aims to address the reasons why the acronym brics is moving from being an easy marker to guide foreign investors interested in emerging markets…
Abstract This Introductory Review examines the major debates concerning the rise of emerging powers in the global system. It points to the fundamental difference between…
Summary As we look to enter the second decade of the 21st century, Taiwan’s quest for identity remains the most contentious issue in the domestic arena…
Summary Chinese nationalism is powered by a narrative of China’s century of shame and humiliation in the hands of imperialist powers and calls for the…
Summary China’s transformation from a poor and underdeveloped country into a global market power has profoundly altered its socioeconomic power relations with the other countries…
Summary In 2008 Ma Ying-jeou was elected President of Taiwan, and the Kuomintang (KMT) returned to power after eight years of rule by the Democratic…
Abstract The underlying assumption is that a gradual change in economic and financial power will also lead to changes in ‘soft power’ like media communication,…
Summary The Sino-Soviet split in the 1960s was one of the most significant events of the Cold War. Why did the Sino-Soviet alliance, hailed by…
Summary Taiwan has been hailed as a successful case of democratization. Compared with many other nations, the transition from authoritarian rule occurred in a rather…
Summary The United States and China are arguably the most globally consequential actors of the early twenty first century, and look set to remain so…
