Chan Rumbles of Thunder

Power Shifts and the Danger of Sino-American War
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-231-55743-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten

Steve Chan examines a range of international relations theories and popular narratives that suggest an elevated risk of Sino-American confrontation. Bringing together expertise in IR theory and keen political acumen, Rumbles of Thunder challenges conventional wisdom on the likelihood of war between the United States and China.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chan, Steve

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Power Shift Explains Better Worsening Sino-American Relations
2. Conceptual and Measurement Problems in Studying Power
3. Persistence of Washington’s Structural Power in U.S. Global Domination
4. Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy
5. Taiwan as a Possible Catalyst for Sino-American Conflict
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Steve Chan is College Professor of Distinction Emeritus at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His many books include, most recently, Contesting Revisionism: China, the United States, and the Transformation of International Order (2021); Thucydides’s Trap? Historical Interpretation, Logic of Inquiry, and the Future of Sino-American Relations (2020); and Trust and Distrust in Sino-American Relations: Challenge and Opportunity (2017).