The end of the Asian century : (Record no. 33311)

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2016942335
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International Standard Book Number 9780300212228
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International Standard Book Number 0300212224
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Call number 950.42 AU EN
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Authors Auslin, Michael R.,
Dates 1967-
TITLE STATEMENT
Title The end of the Asian century :
Subtitle war, stagnation, and the risks to the world's most dynamic region
Statement of responsibility, etc Michael R. Auslin
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New Haven :
Publisher Yale University Press,
Date c2017.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xviii, 279 p. :
Other Details ill. ;
Size 25 cm.
GENERAL NOTE
General note Covers China and east to Japan and Korea, and India and southeast, including Indonesia and Australia.
CONTENTS
Contents Preface : the Asia nobody sees -- Mapping risk in Asia -- The goldilocks dilemma -- Asia's Mesdames Defarges -- Why can't we all just get along? --- Hic sunt dracones : the clouds of war -- Managing risk in Asia.
SUMMARY
Summary "Since Marco Polo, the West has waited for the "Asian Century." Today, the world believes that Century has arrived. Yet from China's slumping economy to war clouds over the South China Sea and from environmental devastation to demographic crisis, Asia's future is increasingly uncertain. Historian and geopolitical expert Michael Auslin argues that far from being a cohesive powerhouse, Asia is a fractured region threatened by stagnation and instability. Here, he provides a comprehensive account of the economic, military, political, and demographic risks that bedevil half of our world, arguing that Asia working with the United States, has a unique opportunity to avert catastrophe -- but only if it acts boldly"--
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Topical Heading National security
Geographic Asia
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Topical Heading Politics and government
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Topical Heading Security, International
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Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 2018-02-06 Kinokuniya 950.42 AU EN T0058721 2017-12-04 2017-12-04 REGULAR

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