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Transition Scenarios: China and the United States in the Twenty-First Century
Contributor(s): Rapkin, David P. (Author), Thompson, William R. (Author)
ISBN: 022604033X     ISBN-13: 9780226040332
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
OUR PRICE:   $112.86  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations - Trade & Tariffs
- Business & Economics | International - General
Dewey: 327.730
LCCN: 2013003714
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 288 pages
 
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China's rising status in the global economy alongside recent economic stagnation in Europe and the United States has led to considerable speculation that we are in the early stages of a transition in power relations. Commentators have tended to treat this transitional period as a novelty, but history is in fact replete with such systemic transitions--sometimes with perilous results. Can we predict the future by using the past? And, if so, what might history teach us?

With Transition Scenarios, David P. Rapkin and William R. Thompson identify some predictors for power transitions and take readers through possible scenarios for future relations between China and the United States. Each scenario is embedded within a particular theoretical framework, inviting readers to consider the assumptions underlying it. Despite recent interest in the topic, the probability and timing of a power transition--and the processes that might bring it about--remain woefully unclear. Rapkin and Thompson's use of the theoretical tools of international relations to crucial transitions in history helps clarify the current situation and also sheds light on possible future scenarios.

Contributor Bio(s): Rapkin, David P.: - David Rapkin is associate professor emeritus of political science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Thompson, William R.: -

William R. Thompson is Distinguished Professor and the Donald A. Rogers Professor of Political Science at Indiana University. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Coping with Terrorism.