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020			_a9781139649667 (ebook)
020			_z9781107041431 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aJZ1980 _b.C53 2013
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100	1		_aChan, Steve, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aEnduring Rivalries in the Asia-Pacific / _cSteve Chan.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (246 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aEnduring rivalries recurrently ensnare states in militarized disputes and wars. Are they poised to intensify in the Asia-Pacific, a region characterized by regime and cultural differences, territorial contests, and competing nationalist and regime claims? It is often argued that these conditions and recent power shifts are likely to lead to conflict escalation and contagion, especially in Sino-American relations. Steve Chan's book challenges this common view and argues instead that Asia-Pacific rivalries are likely to be held in abeyance. He suggests that the majority of leaders in the region wish to base their political legitimacy on their economic performance rather than popular mobilization against foreign enemies. Economic interdependence and political multilateralism have restrained and in some cases reversed rivalries. Although Asia-Pacific states will continue to quarrel, Chan argues that their relations are more stable today than at any other time since 1945.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107041431
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139649667
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37691 _d37691