| Peaceful War: How the Chinese Dream and the American Destiny Create a New Pacific World Order Contributor(s): Mendis, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761861874 ISBN-13: 9780761861874 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $112.86 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2013949574 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 318 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peaceful War is an epic analysis of the unfolding drama between the clashing forces of the Chinese dream and American destiny. Just as the American experiment evolved, Deng Xiaoping's China has been using "Hamiltonian means to Jeffersonian ends" and borrowed the idea of the American Dream as a model for China's rise. The Chinese dream, as reinvented by President Xi Jinping, continues Deng's experiment into the twenty-first century. With a possible "fiscal cliff" in America and a "social cliff" in China, the author revisits the history of Sino-American relations to explore the prospects for a return to the long-forgotten Beijing-Washington love affair launched in the trade-for-peace era. President Barack Obama's Asia pivot strategy and the new Silk Road plan of President Xi could eventually create a pacific New World Order of peace and prosperity for all. The question is: will China ultimately evolve into a democratic nation by rewriting the American Dream in Chinese characters, and how might this transpire? |