The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia
Autor Bill Haytonen Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 2015
Why
the
world
can't
afford
to
be
indifferent
to
the simmering
conflict
in
the
South
China
Sea
"The greatest risk today in U.S.-Chinese relations is the South China Sea, through which passes 40% of world trade. . . . Hayton explains how this all came about and points to the growing risks of miscalculation and escalation."—Daniel Yergin,Wall Street Journal
China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the high stakes involved for rival nations that include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and China, as well as the United States, Russia, and others. Hayton also lays out the daunting obstacles that stand in the way of peaceful resolution.
Through lively stories of individuals who have shaped current conflicts—businessmen, scientists, shippers, archaeologists, soldiers, diplomats, and more—Hayton makes understandable the complex history and contemporary reality of the South China Sea. He underscores its crucial importance as the passageway for half the world’s merchant shipping and one-third of its oil and gas. Whoever controls these waters controls the access between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Pacific. The author critiques various claims and positions (that China has historic claim to the Sea, for example), overturns conventional wisdoms (such as America’s overblown fears of China’s nationalism and military resurgence), and outlines what the future may hold for this clamorous region of international rivalry.
"The greatest risk today in U.S.-Chinese relations is the South China Sea, through which passes 40% of world trade. . . . Hayton explains how this all came about and points to the growing risks of miscalculation and escalation."—Daniel Yergin,Wall Street Journal
China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the high stakes involved for rival nations that include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and China, as well as the United States, Russia, and others. Hayton also lays out the daunting obstacles that stand in the way of peaceful resolution.
Through lively stories of individuals who have shaped current conflicts—businessmen, scientists, shippers, archaeologists, soldiers, diplomats, and more—Hayton makes understandable the complex history and contemporary reality of the South China Sea. He underscores its crucial importance as the passageway for half the world’s merchant shipping and one-third of its oil and gas. Whoever controls these waters controls the access between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Pacific. The author critiques various claims and positions (that China has historic claim to the Sea, for example), overturns conventional wisdoms (such as America’s overblown fears of China’s nationalism and military resurgence), and outlines what the future may hold for this clamorous region of international rivalry.
Preț: 96.15 lei
Nou
Puncte Express: 144
Preț estimativ în valută:
18.40€ • 19.41$ • 15.34£
18.40€ • 19.41$ • 15.34£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 12-26 decembrie
Livrare express 28 noiembrie-04 decembrie pentru 25.89 lei
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780300216943
ISBN-10: 0300216947
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300216947
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
V-ar putea interesa
-
Preț: 237.81 lei -
-23%Preț: 86.46 lei112.40 lei -
Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global OrderKathryn E. Stoner-8%Preț: 188.99 lei205.94 lei -
-13%Preț: 189.70 lei217.65 lei -
-7%Preț: 161.20 lei172.44 lei -
The Red Mirror: Putin's Leadership and Russia's Insecure IdentityGulnaz Sharafutdinova-14%Preț: 178.06 lei207.25 lei -
-5%Preț: 478.10 lei502.44 lei -
Retrofitting Leninism: Participation without Democracy in ChinaDimitar Gueorguiev-8%Preț: 162.68 lei177.35 lei -
-12%Preț: 188.99 lei215.66 lei -
-8%Preț: 164.00 lei178.06 lei -
Vietnam: Rising DragonBill HaytonPreț: 101.26 lei -
The Invention of ChinaBill HaytonPreț: 93.33 lei -
-24%Preț: 196.90 lei258.02 lei -
-15%Preț: 81.97 lei96.73 lei -
Bolivia: Geopolitics of a Landlocked StateRonald Bruce St John-30%Preț: 250.64 lei358.17 lei -
African Interventions: State Militaries, Foreign Powers, and Rebel ForcesEmizet F. KisanganiPreț: 277.11 lei -
-11%Preț: 617.75 lei694.09 lei -
-23%Preț: 553.25 lei718.49 lei -
Swedish Foreign Policy, 1809-2019Graeme D. Eddie-27%Preț: 681.89 lei934.10 lei -
-27%Preț: 650.70 lei891.37 lei -
Global PoliticsSasha Breger Bush-27%Preț: 688.99 lei943.81 lei
Recenzii
"Bill
Hayton’s
splendid
book
lucidly
covers
these
disputes
in
all
their
complexity
from
virtually
every
angle
-
historical,
legal,
political,
economic
and
strategic.
A
journalist
with
the
BBC
and
author
of
a
previous
book
on
Vietnam,
he
tells
a
good
yarn,
even
when
the
topic
is
as
dry
as
the
United
Nations
Convention
on
the
Law
of
the
Sea
(UNCLOS).
Indeed,
he
may
be
the
first
person
ever
to
have
written
an
exciting
account
of
a
meeting
of
the
Association
of
South-East
Asian
Nations
(ASEAN)."—The
Economist
"Mr. Hayton, a longtime BBC journalist, excels in distilling the complexity and absurdity of such South China Sea disputes—which include overlapping claims by Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam—into a manageable narrative. His book offers the best combination of accessibility and accuracy so far published on the disputes. . . . This is a book for the layperson, not the lawyer."—Gregory B. Poling,Wall Street Journal
"The greatest risk today in U.S.-Chinese relations is the South China Sea, through which passes 40% of world trade. China’s assertion of ‘indisputable sovereignty’ over it riles other nations bordering those waters and is beginning to be challenged by the United States. InThe South China Sea, Bill Hayton explains how this all came about and points to the growing risks of miscalculation and escalation."—Daniel Yergin,Wall Street Journal
"A fascinating account of this intensifying conflict. . . . [Hayton] has produced a detailed yet accessible story of how the South China Sea has emerged from a mythical danger zone to a real arena of conflict between regional powers and a source of big-power strife."—Global Asia
"[A] masterful history."—Andrew J. Nathan,Foreign Affairs
"Very serious matters, indeed."—Diplomat and International Canada
"The South China Sea is of mounting geopolitical importance yet remains obscure to most audiences outside Asia. Bill Hayton's book will do much to remedy that - helping governments to fashion wise policy, and ordinary people to understand the region. It is an invigorating read."—James Holmes, co-author ofRed Star over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy
"Hayton does a fantastic job of covering all major dimensions of the dispute—historical, legal, resources, geostrategic, military—in a cogent, concise and compelling manner. As any good journalist would (and most academics don’t) he adds colour to the narrative by highlighting the role of key personalities, from Grotius to Bensurto and everyone in between. An excellent book."—Ian J. Storey, Editor-in-Chief,Contemporary South-East Asia
"Mr. Hayton, a longtime BBC journalist, excels in distilling the complexity and absurdity of such South China Sea disputes—which include overlapping claims by Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam—into a manageable narrative. His book offers the best combination of accessibility and accuracy so far published on the disputes. . . . This is a book for the layperson, not the lawyer."—Gregory B. Poling,Wall Street Journal
"The greatest risk today in U.S.-Chinese relations is the South China Sea, through which passes 40% of world trade. China’s assertion of ‘indisputable sovereignty’ over it riles other nations bordering those waters and is beginning to be challenged by the United States. InThe South China Sea, Bill Hayton explains how this all came about and points to the growing risks of miscalculation and escalation."—Daniel Yergin,Wall Street Journal
"A fascinating account of this intensifying conflict. . . . [Hayton] has produced a detailed yet accessible story of how the South China Sea has emerged from a mythical danger zone to a real arena of conflict between regional powers and a source of big-power strife."—Global Asia
"[A] masterful history."—Andrew J. Nathan,Foreign Affairs
"Very serious matters, indeed."—Diplomat and International Canada
"The South China Sea is of mounting geopolitical importance yet remains obscure to most audiences outside Asia. Bill Hayton's book will do much to remedy that - helping governments to fashion wise policy, and ordinary people to understand the region. It is an invigorating read."—James Holmes, co-author ofRed Star over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy
"Hayton does a fantastic job of covering all major dimensions of the dispute—historical, legal, resources, geostrategic, military—in a cogent, concise and compelling manner. As any good journalist would (and most academics don’t) he adds colour to the narrative by highlighting the role of key personalities, from Grotius to Bensurto and everyone in between. An excellent book."—Ian J. Storey, Editor-in-Chief,Contemporary South-East Asia
Notă biografică
Bill Hayton is a longtime reporter with BBC News, specializing in contemporary Asia. He has also written for The Economist, the South China Morning Post, and the National Interest.
Descriere
Why the world can't afford to be indifferent to the simmering conflict in the South China Sea
"The greatest risk today in U.S.-Chinese relations is the South China Sea, through which passes 40% of world trade. . . . Hayton explains how this all came about and points to the growing risks of miscalculation and escalation."—Daniel Yergin, Wall Street Journal
China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the high stakes involved for rival nations that include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and China, as well as the United States, Russia, and others. Hayton also lays out the daunting obstacles that stand in the way of peaceful resolution.
Through lively stories of individuals who have shaped current conflicts—businessmen, scientists, shippers, archaeologists, soldiers, diplomats, and more—Hayton makes understandable the complex history and contemporary reality of the South China Sea. He underscores its crucial importance as the passageway for half the world’s merchant shipping and one-third of its oil and gas. Whoever controls these waters controls the access between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Pacific. The author critiques various claims and positions (that China has historic claim to the Sea, for example), overturns conventional wisdoms (such as America’s overblown fears of China’s nationalism and military resurgence), and outlines what the future may hold for this clamorous region of international rivalry.
"The greatest risk today in U.S.-Chinese relations is the South China Sea, through which passes 40% of world trade. . . . Hayton explains how this all came about and points to the growing risks of miscalculation and escalation."—Daniel Yergin, Wall Street Journal
China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the high stakes involved for rival nations that include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and China, as well as the United States, Russia, and others. Hayton also lays out the daunting obstacles that stand in the way of peaceful resolution.
Through lively stories of individuals who have shaped current conflicts—businessmen, scientists, shippers, archaeologists, soldiers, diplomats, and more—Hayton makes understandable the complex history and contemporary reality of the South China Sea. He underscores its crucial importance as the passageway for half the world’s merchant shipping and one-third of its oil and gas. Whoever controls these waters controls the access between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Pacific. The author critiques various claims and positions (that China has historic claim to the Sea, for example), overturns conventional wisdoms (such as America’s overblown fears of China’s nationalism and military resurgence), and outlines what the future may hold for this clamorous region of international rivalry.