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The contest of the century, the new era of competition with China--and how America can win, Geoff Dyer

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The contest of the century, the new era of competition with China--and how America can win, Geoff Dyer
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
maps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The contest of the century
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
869004980
Responsibility statement
Geoff Dyer
Sub title
the new era of competition with China--and how America can win
Summary
"[An] analysis of the emerging competition between China and the United States that will dominate twenty-first-century world affairs--an inside account of Beijing's quest for influence and an explanation of how America can come out on top"--Front flap of jacket
Table Of Contents
Section I: Military in Asia. China takes to the near seas -- The lure of the Indian Ocean -- The Asian backlash: tone-deaf in Hanoi -- America's choice -- Section II: Politics and nationalism. China's brittle nationalism -- Soft power -- "We are not the world's savior": humanitarian intervention and the UN -- Section III: Economics. Taking on the dollar -- Post-American globalization
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