An explosive examination of the fast-escalating Sino-American struggle for geopolitical predominance. There may be no denying China's growing economic strength, but its impact on the global balance of power remains hotly contested. Political scientist Aaron L. Friedberg argues that our nation's leaders are failing to act expeditiously enough to counter China's growing strength....(展开全部)

阿伦·弗里德伯格（AaronFriedberg），美国普林斯顿大学伍德罗·威尔逊公共政策与国际事务学院资深教授，前副总统切尼的副国家安全顾问和新美国世纪计划的创始人，中国问题专家。

China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalis...(展开全部)

China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalis...(展开全部)

The system of international repression ended with the fall of Metternich in 1848. The conflicting ideals of international revolution and collective security came into being with Lenin and Wilson in 1918. Nationalism, tempered by the Balance of Power, dominated Europe in the intervening seventy years. Drawing on a wealth of diplomatic documents, A. J. P. Taylor examines the rela...(展开全部)

A.J.P.泰勒（1906-1990），英国著名历史学家。1927年毕业于英国牛津大学。1938年任牛津大学梅格达林学院评议员，并在到桥大学等校授课。1956年后为英国科学院高级会员。泰勒专攻欧洲近代、现代史，特别是国际关系史、著作等身，被视为西方近代史权威学者之一。

A.J.P.泰勒（1906-1990），英国著名历史学家。1927年毕业于英国牛津大学。1938年任牛津大学梅格达林学院评议员，并在到桥大学等校授课。1956年后为英国科学院高级会员。泰勒专攻欧洲近代、现代史，特别是国际关系史、著作等身，被视为西方近代史权威学者之一。

彼得·霍普柯克（1930—2014） 彼得·霍普柯克的足迹遍布中亚、高加索、中国、印度、巴基斯坦、伊朗和东土耳其，撰写了六本与这些地区相关的书。在成为专职作家之前，他在独立电视新闻（ITN）做了两年记者，随后在《泰晤士报》工作了近二十年，其中五年是作为该报的高级记者，后期主要是作为中东及远东事务特派员。在上世纪50年代，他是西部非洲的新闻杂志《鼓》（Drum）的编辑，该杂志是一本声名远播的南非同名杂志的姊妹刊。在成为记者之前，他曾在英国皇家非洲步兵团服役，与后来的乌干达独裁者、当时的一等兵伊迪·阿明在一个营。他也曾经历险境，曾在古巴和中东两次被秘密警察拘禁，还被阿拉伯恐怖分子劫持过。他的作品被翻译成了十四种文字。1999年他被英国皇家学会亚洲事务部授予珀西·塞克斯爵士纪念勋章。

From computer games to figurines and maid cafes, men called “otaku” develop intense fan relationships with “cute girl” characters from manga, anime, and related media and material in contemporary Japan. While much of the Japanese public considers the forms of character love associated with “otaku” to be weird and perverse, the Japanese government has endeavored to incorporate “...(展开全部)

Though China's economy is projected to become the world's largest within the next twenty years, industrial pollution threatens both the health of the country's citizens and the natural resources on which their economy depends. Capturing the consequences of this reality, Bryan Tilt conducts an in-depth, ethnographic study of Futian Township, a rural community reeling from pollut...(展开全部)