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Restless Empire - China and the World Since 1750 (Paperback)
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As the twenty-first century dawns, China stands at a crossroads.
The largest and most populous country on earth and currently the
world's second biggest economy, China has recently reclaimed its
historic place at the centre of global affairs after decades of
internal chaos and disastrous foreign relations. But even as China
tentatively reengages with the outside world, the contradictions of
its development risks pushing it back into an era of insularity and
instability-a regression that, as China's recent history shows,
would have serious implications for all other nations.In Restless
Empire , award-winning historian Odd Arne Westad traces China's
complex foreign affairs over the past 250 years, identifying the
forces that will determine the country's path in the decades to
come. Since the height of the Qing Empire in the eighteenth
century, China's interactions-and confrontations-with foreign
powers have caused its worldview to fluctuate wildly between
extremes of dominance and subjugation, emulation and defiance. From
the invasion of Burma in the 1760s to the Boxer Rebellion in the
early 20th century to the 2001 standoff over a downed U.S. spy
plane, many of these encounters have left Chinese with a lingering
sense of humiliation and resentment, and inflamed their notions of
justice, hierarchy, and Chinese centrality in world affairs.
Recently, China's rising influence on the world stage has shown
what the country stands to gain from international cooperation and
openness. But as Westad shows, the nation's success will ultimately
hinge on its ability to engage with potential international
partners while simultaneously safeguarding its own strength and
stability.An in-depth study by one of our most respected
authorities on international relations and contemporary East Asian
history, Restless Empire is essential reading for anyone wishing to
understand the recent past and probable future of this dynamic and
complex nation.
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