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The gripping story of a turning point in global affairs, as
politicians belatedly awaken to serious systemic threats. This is
the inside story of a revolution in China policy, from Washington
to Brussels, Berlin to New Delhi. The Rupture explains how many of
the Western politicians, thinkers and business leaders closest to
Beijing have become its sharpest opponents; how the COVID-19
pandemic dramatically accelerated this collective rethink; and why
5G represents the first test case as to whether China may win the
battle for the future. Noted China expert Andrew Small offers a
kaleidoscopic picture of a rivalry ranging far beyond 'great power'
politics. He traces US efforts to recast relations with old allies,
as Washington realises that it cannot confront China alone,
charting Europe's growing role in the technological and economic
contest, and Beijing's attempts to build a coalition of its own,
from Moscow to Taliban-run Kabul. As competition grows between
systems, the Western model itself is transforming-for China's rise
changes the balance of ideas as much as the balance of power.
Essays showing how the stuff of Norman Sicily, its mosaics,
frescoes, art and architecture, was used to construct its history.
Material culture played a crucial role in developing the cultural
narrative of Norman Sicily. The essays in this book consider how
images, designs, artifacts, structures and objects were used to
help create the story of the medieval kingdom, and what they reveal
about the complex political and social dynamics that underpinned
the so-called "multicultural" state. Arguing that a visual language
developed in medieval Sicily and southern Italy in this period, the
contributions journey through both familiar and unexplored aspects
of Siculo-Norman art, in particular those areas which have only
been made possible with recent advances in technology and
international academic collaboration. Topics addressed include
manuscripts and mosaics, textile diplomacy, the drama of coins and
trade, new readings of old buildings, and the insights of
archaeological excavations into everyday life. All of the ideas
presented in this volume converge on the central theme of how
material culture helped to develop story and society in the
medieval kingdom of Sicily.
The Beijing-Islamabad axis plays a central role in Asia's
geopolitics, from India's rise to the prospects for a post-American
Afghanistan, from the threat of nuclear terrorism to the
continent's new map of mines, ports and pipelines. China is
Pakistan's great economic hope and its most trusted military
partner; Pakistan is the battleground for China's encounters with
Islamic militancy and the heart of its efforts to counter-balance
the emerging US-India partnership. For decades, each country has
been the other's only 'all-weather' friend. Yet the relationship is
still little understood. The wildest claims about it are widely
believed, while many of its most dramatic developments are hid- den
from the public eye. This book sets out the recent history of
Sino-Pakistani ties and their ramifications for the West, for
India, for Afghanistan, and for Asia as a whole. It tells the
stories behind some of its most sensitive aspects, including
Beijing's support for Pakistan's nuclear program, China's dealings
with the Taliban, and the Chinese military's planning for crises in
Pakistan.It describes a relationship increasingly shaped by
Pakistan's internal strife, and the dilemmas China faces between
the need for regional stability and the imperative for strategic
competition with India and the USA.
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