Helps you examine the importance and role of middle powers in the key phenomenon of contemporary international politics, the rise of China. This book reviews China's middle-power relations with South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, South Africa, Turkey, and Brazil.
Examines the importance and role of middle powers in the key phenomenon of contemporary international politics, the rise of China. This book also explores how much (or how little) China, and for comparison the US, value middle powers and examines whether or not middle powers can actually shape China's behavior.
The Northern Frontier and Ming National Security, 1368-1644
This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of how Ming China's emperors, officials, and commanders in the field thought, argued, and made decisions as they worked to defend their country. John W. Dardess immerses readers in their day-to-day world as he explores the qu...
At the turn of the twenty-first century, Xiamen's pursuit of World Heritage Site designation from UNESCO stimulated considerable interest in the city's Christian past. History enthusiasts, both Christian and non-Christian, devoted themselves to reinterpreting the legacy of missionaries and challenged official narratives of Christianity's troubled ......
China's rise, particularly its military buildup, was causing sleepless nights for its neighbors. This title describes the Obama administration's efforts to develop stable relations with China while building stronger relationships with troubled allies and partners in the face of Beijing's rising assertiveness.
The Story of American Air Force Fighter Pilots in the Korean War
Drawing on the extensive documentary resources of the Air Force History and Museums Program, and on memoirs and interviews, this is an account of the performance of US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War. It examines their motivations and methods, and the effect on their personal lives.
The Story of American Air Force Fighter Pilots in the Korean War
Explores the culture of fighter pilots during the Korean War, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, novels, unit records, and interviews with some 50 veterans who served in the Air Force in Korea. Details their training, their backgrounds, and their encounters during battle, demonstrating how their
One Man's Remarkable Odyssey through Modern-Day China
This heart-wrenching story immerses readers in the dramatic survival of one outspoken man who illuminates the souls of a billion ordinary Chinese citizens. An Wei-a stubborn, hardworking peasant who has lived by his values and stood up for his convictions--has succeeded against all odds in the authoritarian environment of China. Despite grinding ......
Poetics and Justice in America, Japan, and Taiwan shows how entitlements are implicated in all areas of life-human and nonhuman-that poetry reaches. Through a creative adaptation of Badiou's philosophical framing, this book argues that poetry matters as a form of media particularly suited to integrating diverse fields of knowledge and attention in ......
