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The end of the Asian century : war, stagnation, and the risks to the world's most dynamic region Michael R. Auslin

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2017.Description: xviii, 279 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780300212228
  • 0300212224
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 950.42 AU EN
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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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 950.42 AU EN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0058721
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950.072 SA OR Orientalism / 950.2 MA TA Tamerlane : 950.3 MI FR From the ruins of empire : 950.42 AU EN The end of the Asian century : 951 CH CO The coming collapse of China / 951.0042 OS LI Lilla's feast : 951.0042 OS LI Lilla's feast :

Covers China and east to Japan and Korea, and India and southeast, including Indonesia and Australia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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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