Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers

Hardback

Main Details

Title Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Xuetong Yan
SeriesThe Princeton-China Series
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780691190082
ClassificationsDewey:320.951
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 7 b/w illus. 4 tables.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 9 April 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

A leading foreign policy thinker uses Chinese political theory to explain why some powers rise as others decline and what this means for the international order While work in international relations has closely examined the decline of great powers, not much attention has been paid to the question of their rise. The upward trajectory of China is

Author Biography

Yan Xuetong is professor of political science and dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing. His many books include Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power (Princeton).

Reviews

"Shortlisted for the BISA Susan Strange Best Book Prize, British International Studies Association" "[Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers] is written with clarity and vigour, and amply repays careful attention."---Rana Mitter, Financial Times "In this thought-provoking book, Yan offers a novel and provocative perspective."---Xiao Alvin Yang, Journal of Chinese Political Science