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A review by sisa_moyo
Beyond Power Transitions: The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of U.S.-China Relations by Xinru Ma, David C. Kang
informative
This is an insightful book that builds of Ma and Kang's 2017 paper on the likelihood of war between a rising China and the global hegemon USA along the lines of power transition theory.
In illuminating the limits of power transition theory especially on the non-Western context, Ma and Kang present the lessons of East Asian history, that of a shared regional understanding and the primacy of internal challenges over external threats.
While repetitive at times and heavy handed at times, this is a super interesting, well researched, coherently argued and easily readable text on: the limits of Eurocentric theories, the lessons from East Asian history for Intl Relations, and the future of US-China relations. Highly recommend for those interested in China's rise, East Asian history and to students of IR, Political Science or Global History.
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Full review: Review | NetGalley
In illuminating the limits of power transition theory especially on the non-Western context, Ma and Kang present the lessons of East Asian history, that of a shared regional understanding and the primacy of internal challenges over external threats.
While repetitive at times and heavy handed at times, this is a super interesting, well researched, coherently argued and easily readable text on: the limits of Eurocentric theories, the lessons from East Asian history for Intl Relations, and the future of US-China relations. Highly recommend for those interested in China's rise, East Asian history and to students of IR, Political Science or Global History.
[e-arc courtesy of Netgalley]
Full review: Review | NetGalley