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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100307951235

ISBN-139780307951236

eBay Product ID (ePID)201628852

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Book TitleContest of the Century : the New Era of Competition with China--And How America Can Win

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGlobalization, World / General, International Relations / General, International / General

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Business & Economics

AuthorGeoff A. Dyer

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.6 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Reviews"Fascinating . . . Stimulating, erudite, and deeply researched, perfectly timed to explain the unfolding conflicts in East Asia." -- Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books "Forward-looking . . . enjoy and learn from this engagingly written tour d'horizon of important issues . . . Dyer opens with a clear statement of his thesis, a straightforward one with good prospects for having a long shelf life. China's rise will continue. . . Eminently sensible . . . A fluent writer who knows how to make the most of lively set pieces." -- Jeffrey Wasserstrom, The Financial Times "Stellar . . . Mr. Dyer is optimistic that the U.S. will "win": that is, "retain its role at the center of international affairs." But he doesn't subscribe to unwarranted zero-sum logic." --Ali Wyne, The Wall Street Journal "Assessing China's growing rivalry with the U. S., the author, a former Beijing bureau chief for the Finanical Times , does not subscribe to the idea of a "linear transfer" of power from the U. S. to China . . . he thinks that the contest with China will come to define U. S. foreign policy, and that America's interests are best served by fiscal and military restraint." -- The New Yorker "Well researched, with detailed information, interviews and evidence . . . Those who want a comprehensive treatment of an important issue that will shape much of our world for the next 20 years should read this book." --Mark O'Neill, South China Morning Post "Original ideas and illuminating insights . . . a simple but persuasive explanation for why a geopolitical contest between the United States and China will dominate the new century . . . a very timely book that has a clear and sophisticated argument. For the cottage industry of books on contemporary Chinese foreign relations, The Contest of the Century has definitely set a new and more demanding standard." --Minxin Pei, San Francisco Gate "[I]lluminating . . . Dyer's lively prose, vivid reportage, and long experience reporting on the country really shine, making this one of the most lucid, readable, and insightful of the current rise-of-China studies." -- Publishers Weekly " The Contest of the Century is a perfect antidote to all the noise that passes for journalism these days. Here is a seasoned foreign correspondent calmly taking the measure of Asia's pivotal giant." --Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Revenge of Geography "A colorful and compelling read that offers three crucial insights. America's relationship with China will define the 21st century. Their relations will be far more subtle and dynamic than post-Cold War conventional wisdom suggests. There is nothing inevitable about either China's rise or the outcome of the two countries' competition. This is a fascinating story from an experienced journalist who knows how to tell it." --Ian Bremmer, author of Every Nation for Itself

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Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal327.73051

SynopsisFrom former Financial Times Beijing bureau chief Geoff Dyer, a balanced and far-seeing analysis of the emerging competition between China and America. Global politics is shifting rapidly. After decades of rising, China has entered a new and critical phase, seeking to turn its economic heft into global power. In this deeply informed book, Geoff Dyer argues that China and the United States are now embarking on a great power-style competition that will dominate the century. Tensions in the South China Sea and East China Sea are a foretaste of the broader competition to come. With keen analysis based on a deep local knowledge--offering the reader visions of coastal Chinese beauty pageants and secret submarine bases, lockstep Beijing military parades and pigeons caged from the sky--Dyer explains why the U.S. also has a real chance to come out on top and can retain a central role in the world. The Contest of the Century is essential reading at a time of great uncertainty about America's future and about Asia's emerging disputes.

LC Classification NumberE183.8.C5