Asia's reckoning: China, Japan, and the fate of U.S. power in the Pacific century
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
A Financial Times Best Book of 2017“A shrewd and knowing book.” —Robert D. Kaplan, The Wall Street Journal“A compelling and impressive read.” —The Economist“Skillfully crafted and well-argued.” —Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Financial Times“An excellent modern history. . . . provides the context needed to make sense of the region’s present and future.” —Joyce Lau, South China Morning PostA history of the combative military, diplomatic, and economic relations among China, Japan, and the United States since the 1970s—and the potential crisis that awaits themRichard McGregor’s Asia’s Reckoning is a compelling account of the widening geopolitical cracks in a region that has flourished under an American security umbrella for more than half a century. The toxic rivalry between China and Japan, two Asian giants consumed with endless history wars and ruled by entrenched political dynasties, is threatening to upend the peace underwritten by Pax Americana since World War II. Combined with Donald Trump’s disdain for America’s old alliances and China's own regional ambitions, east Asia is entering a new era of instability and conflict. If the United States laid the postwar foundations for modern Asia, now the anchor of the global economy, Asia’s Reckoning reveals how that structure is falling apart.With unrivaled access to archives in the United States and Asia, as well as to many of the major players in all three countries, Richard McGregor has written a tale that blends the tectonic shifts in diplomacy with bitter domestic politics and the personalities driving them. It is a story not only of an overstretched America, but also of the rise and fall and rise of the great powers of Asia. The about-turn of Japan—from a colossus seemingly poised for world domination to a nation in inexorable decline in the space of two decades—has few parallels in modern history, as does the rapid rise of China—a country whose military is now larger than those of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and southeast Asia's combined.The confrontational course on which China and Japan are set is no simple spat between neighbors: the United States would be involved on the side of Japan in any military conflict between the two countries. The fallout would be an economic tsunami, affecting manufacturing centers, trade routes, and political capitals on every continent. Richard McGregor’s book takes us behind the headlines of his years reporting as the Financial Times’s Beijing and Washington bureau chief to show how American power will stand or fall on its ability to hold its ground in Asia.
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
Subjects
Subjects
China -- Foreign relations -- United States
East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States
Foreign relations
Geopolitics
Geopolitics -- East Asia
History
Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States
Nonfiction
Politics
United States -- Foreign relations -- China
United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States
Foreign relations
Geopolitics
Geopolitics -- East Asia
History
Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States
Nonfiction
Politics
United States -- Foreign relations -- China
United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
More Details
ISBN:
9780399562679
9780399562686
9780525500025
9780399562686
9780525500025
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 7319688d-052e-fb85-a73f-b19a09247af4 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | asias reckoning china japan and the fate of u s power in the pacific century |
Grouping Author | richard mcgregor |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2021-02-28 03:09:43AM |
Last Indexed | 2021-02-28 04:49:42AM |
Novelist Primary ISBN | none |
Solr Details
accelerated_reader_point_value | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
accelerated_reader_reading_level | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author | McGregor, Richard, 1958- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author_display | McGregor, Richard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
available_at_catalog | Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
detailed_location_catalog | Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
display_description | A Financial Times Best Book of 2017 “A shrewd and knowing book.” —Robert D. Kaplan, The Wall Street Journal “A compelling and impressive read.” —The Economist “Skillfully crafted and well-argued.” —Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Financial Times “An excellent modern history. . . . provides the context needed to make sense of the region’s present and future.” —Joyce Lau, South China Morning Post A history of the combative military, diplomatic, and economic relations among China, Japan, and the United States since the 1970s—and the potential crisis that awaits them Richard McGregor’s Asia’s Reckoning is a compelling account of the widening geopolitical cracks in a region that has flourished under an American security umbrella for more than half a century. The toxic rivalry between China and Japan, two Asian giants consumed with endless history wars and ruled by entrenched political dynasties, is threatening to upend the peace underwritten by Pax Americana since World War II. Combined with Donald Trump’s disdain for America’s old alliances and China's own regional ambitions, east Asia is entering a new era of instability and conflict. If the United States laid the postwar foundations for modern Asia, now the anchor of the global economy, Asia’s Reckoning reveals how that structure is falling apart. With unrivaled access to archives in the United States and Asia, as well as to many of the major players in all three countries, Richard McGregor has written a tale that blends the tectonic shifts in diplomacy with bitter domestic politics and the personalities driving them. It is a story not only of an overstretched America, but also of the rise and fall and rise of the great powers of Asia. The about-turn of Japan—from a colossus seemingly poised for world domination to a nation in inexorable decline in the space of two decades—has few parallels in modern history, as does the rapid rise of China—a country whose military is now larger than those of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and southeast Asia's combined. The confrontational course on which China and Japan are set is no simple spat between neighbors: the United States would be involved on the side of Japan in any military conflict between the two countries. The fallout would be an economic tsunami, affecting manufacturing centers, trade routes, and political capitals on every continent. Richard McGregor’s book takes us behind the headlines of his years reporting as the Financial Times’s Beijing and Washington bureau chief to show how American power will stand or fall on its ability to hold its ground in Asia. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
format_catalog | Book eAudiobook eBook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
format_category_catalog | Audio Books Books eBook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
id | 7319688d-052e-fb85-a73f-b19a09247af4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
isbn | 9780399562679 9780399562686 9780525500025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
item_details
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
itype_catalog | Adult Book Non-Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
last_indexed | 2021-02-28T12:49:42.58Z | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
lexile_score | -1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
literary_form | Non Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
literary_form_full | Non Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
local_callnumber_catalog | 327.51 M147 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
owning_library_catalog | Sacramento Public Library | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
owning_location_catalog | Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
primary_isbn | 9780399562679 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
publishDate | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
record_details
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
recordtype | grouped_work | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
scoping_details_catalog
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
subject_facet | China -- Foreign relations -- United States East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States Geopolitics -- East Asia Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- China United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Asia's reckoning : China, Japan, and the fate of U.S. power in the Pacific century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Asia's Reckoning China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century Asia's reckoning : China, Japan, and the fate of U.S. power in the Pacific century / Richard McGregor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Asia's reckoning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | China, Japan, and the fate of U.S. power in the Pacific century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Foreign relations Geopolitics History Nonfiction Politics |