This book offers multiple analytical perspectives—constructivist, liberal, neorealist—on the significance of the many dimensions of China's regional and global influence and considers the likelihood of conflict or peaceful accommodation.

Introduction by Robert S. Ross and Zhu FengPart I: Structure, Power Transitions, and the Rise of ChinaChapter1: Power Transition Theory and the Rise of China by Jack S. LevyChapter 2: China's Rise Will Be Peaceful: How Unipolarity Matters by Zhu FengChapter 3: Parsing China's Rise: International Circumstances and National Attributes by Avery GoldsteinPart II: International Institutions and the Rise of ChinaChapter 4: The Rise of China: Power, Institutions, and the Western Order by G. John IkenberryChapter 5: Structures, Processes, and the Socialization of Power: East Asian Community- building and the Rise of China by Qin Yaqing and Wei LingPart III: Chinese Policymaking and the Rise of ChinaChapter 6: From Offensive to Defensive Realism: A Social Evolutionary Interpretation of China's Security Strategy by Tang ShipingChapter 7: Purpose Transitions: China's Rise and the American Response by Jeffrey W. LegroPart IV: Responding to the Rise of ChinaChapter 8: Between China, America, and North Korea: South Korea’s Hedging by Byung- Kook KimChapter 9: A Japanese Perspective on China’s Rise and the East Asian Order by Akio TakaharaChapter 10: The Consequences of China’s Economic Rise for Sino-U.S. Relations: Rivalry, Political Conflict, and (Not) War by Jonathan KirshnerChapter 11: The United States and the Rise of China: Implications for the Long Haul by Robert J. ArtPart V: ConclusionChapter 12: The Rise of China: Theoretical and Policy Perspectives by Robert S. Ross and Zhu FengIndex

A focused and cohesive book.... Careful consideration is given to a wide range of international relations theories as they apply to China's growing power in the 21st century. The theories are so well explored that the book goes beyond being a China study; it can be recommended... more broadly as a political and international relations theory book.... In addition to the US scholars, four contributing authors are Chinese, one is Korean, and one Japanese. Thus, a range of perspectives is provided. This reviewer has not seen a more sophisticated book on China's rise to power.

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