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When China rules the world : the end of the western world and the birth of a new global order /

Jacques, Martin.

When China rules the world : the end of the western world and the birth of a new global order / Martin Jacques. - New York : Penguin Press, 2009. - xxv, 550 pages. : illustrations., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 438-539) and index.

The changing of the guard -- The rise of the West -- Japan : modern but hardly western -- China's ignominy -- Contested modernity -- China as an economic superpower -- A civilization-state -- The Middle Kingdom mentality -- China's own backyard -- China as a rising global power -- When China rules the world -- Concluding remarks : the eight differences that define China.

Explains how China's ascendance as an economic superpower will alter the cultural, political, social, and ethnic balance of global power in the twenty-first century, unseating the West and in the process creating a whole new world.

9781594201851 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1594201854 (hbk. : alk. paper)

2009027298


Globalization--Economic aspects--China.


China--Foreign relations--1976-
China--Politics and government--2002-
China--Economic conditions--2000-
China--Foreign relations--Western countries.
Western countries--Foreign relations--China.

JZ 1734 / J33 2009

327.51