Product Description

Developing the key work of Gerry Segal, this book examines China in the context of the world economy, the Asian economy, as a global military power, as a regional military power, within world and Asian politics, and within the contemporary world and Asian culture.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #786856 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review

'This book touches on a wide range of important questions in relation to China's economic, political and cultural development trajectory and how this is likely to impact on the world.'

Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard, Issues & Studies

'Essential reding for anyone interested in the regional and global implications of China's rise.'

Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard, Issues & Studies

From the Back Cover
Gerry Segal, a world expert on China, was a prolific writer. Before he died in 1999 the journal Foreign Affairs published his very provocative and significant article 'Does China Matter?'.

Focusing on Segal's theme, this volume expands and takes forward his research by gathering together ten leading writers on China to reassess his argument. The book opens with a discussion of Dr Segal's contribution, and a reprint of the article. The authors then address the question of 'does China matter?' in the context of the world economy, Asian economy, as a global military power, as a regional military power, within world and Asian politics and within contemporary world and Asian culture.

They provide an extension and critique of Segal's work in the context of an authoritative up-to-date and forward-looking evaluation of China's prospects. The question 'does China matter?' remains central to world politics. This book sets out a detailed case for exactly how, why and to whom it matters.

About the Author
Barry Buzan is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Rosemary Foot is Professor of International Relations and the John Swire Senior Research Fellow in the International Relations of East Asia at St Antony's College, the University of Oxford.

Shaun Breslin, University of Warwick, UK
Barry Buzan, London School of Economics, UK
Lawrence Freedman, Kings College, University of London, UK
Bates Gill, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), USA
David S. G. Goodman,University of Technology, Australia
Stuart Harris, Australian National University
Samuel S. Kim, Columbia University, USA
Jean-Pierre Lehmann, International Institute for Management Development, Switzerland
Michael B. Yahuda, London School of Economics