Beijing's Power and China's Borders: Twenty Neighbors in Asia (Northeast Asia Seminars) - Hardcover

Elleman, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765627639 ISBN 13: 9780765627636

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

China shares borders with 20 other countries. Each of these neighbors has its own national interests, and in some cases, these include territorial and maritime jurisdictional claims in places that China also claims. Most of these 20 countries have had a history of border conflicts with China; some of them never amicably settled. This book brings together some of the foremost historians, geographers, political scientists, and legal scholars on modern Asia to examine each of China's twenty land or sea borders.

About this title

About the Author:

Bruce Elleman is Professor at the Maritime History Department of the U.S. Naval War College

Stephen Kotkin is John P. Birkelund '52 Professor in History and International Affairs. Acting Director, Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Princeton University, USA

Clive Schofield is Director of Research at the Australian Centre for Ocean Resource and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong, Australia

Review:

"All scholars of China's boundaries in Asia and adjoining seas will welcome and benefit from the new publication Beijing's Power and China's Borders. All the authors are well-qualified and the text is supported by 29 figures and a well-constructed index." --Victor Prescott, Emeritus, University of Melbourne

"Each chapter in this useful book describes China's relations with one of its neighbors; provides instructive maps; and analyzes the territories at stake, the history of negotiations, the relevant legal and strategic issues, and current economic and security relations." --Foreign Affairs

"A veritable cottage industry has emerged which tries to assess China's rise by examining how the country deals with border issues with its neighbors. This book is a welcome and timely addition to that debate. ... An important contribution to the debate over China's rise and its implications for regional relations. The book raises many thought-provoking and important questions, and is a concise and useful addition for any class on China's foreign policy." --Contemporary Southeast Asia

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0765627639
• ISBN 13: 9780765627636
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392