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The World Turned Upside Down: America, China, and the Struggle for Global Leadership

by Clyde Prestowitz
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Global power play: China vs. America's leadership.

If you're intrigued by international relations and the shifting dynamics of global power, then Clyde Prestowitz's 'The World Turned Upside Down' will be a compelling read. It takes you beyond the headlines, offering a deep dive into how China's ascent is reshaping the world order and the strategies the West could employ to respond. Prestowitz pairs expertise with clear exposition, avoiding partisan bias, which makes this book essential for anyone looking to understand the modern geopolitical landscape.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The World Turned Upside Down: America, China, and the Struggle for Global Leadership

by Clyde Prestowitz
Save up to 52%
Compare to estimated retail price: S$40.32  

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ISBN: 9780300248494
Authors: Clyde Prestowitz
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date of Publication: 2021-01-26
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Economics, Politics, History
Related Topics: History, Political Science, Politics, Asia, Government
Goodreads rating: 3.85
(rated by 89 readers)

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An authority on Asia and globalization identifies the challenges China’s growing power poses and how it must be confronted. When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, most experts expected the WTO rules and procedures to liberalize China and make it “a responsible stakeholder in the liberal world order.” But the experts made the wrong bet. China today is liberalizing neither economically nor politically but, if anything, becoming more authoritarian and mercantilist. In this book, notably free of partisan posturing and inflammatory rhetoric, renowned globalization and Asia expert Clyde Prestowitz describes the key challenges posed by China and the strategies America and the Free World must adopt to meet them. He argues that these must be more sophisticated and more comprehensive than a narrowly targeted trade war. Rather, he urges strategies that the United States and its allies can use unilaterally without contravening international or domestic law.
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Global power play: China vs. America's leadership.

If you're intrigued by international relations and the shifting dynamics of global power, then Clyde Prestowitz's 'The World Turned Upside Down' will be a compelling read. It takes you beyond the headlines, offering a deep dive into how China's ascent is reshaping the world order and the strategies the West could employ to respond. Prestowitz pairs expertise with clear exposition, avoiding partisan bias, which makes this book essential for anyone looking to understand the modern geopolitical landscape.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.