| Description |
vii, 275 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
. Introduction: Soft Power: Nurture Not Nature -- Part One. China's Soft Power: the Debates at Home and Abroad -- 2. Soft Power in Chinese Discourse: Popularity and Prospect -- 3. The Discourse of China's Soft Power and Its Discontents -- Part Two. Soft Power in China's Rising Strategy -- 4. The New Hard Realities: "Soft Power" and China in Transition -- 5. The Practice of the Mean: China's Soft Power Cultivation -- 6. Education: The Intellectual Base of China's Soft Power -- 7. China's Soft Power Dilemma: The Beijing Consensus Revisited -- 8. China's Cultural Exports and Its Growing Cultural Power in the World -- Part Three. Soft Power and China's International Politics -- 9. China's Soft Power in Africa -- 10. China's Warming Relations with South Korea and Australia -- 11. China's Soft Power and Neo-Liberal Agenda in Southeast Asia -- 12. China's Climate Diplomacy and Its Soft Power -- Part Four. Conclusion -- 13. The Prospect of China's Soft Power: How Sustainable? |
| Summary |
"This book attempts to analyze the domestic and international views of China's soft power, the main strengths and weaknesses of China's soft power, and the application of soft power in China's international politics. It provides a comprehensive exploration of the soft power dimension in China's foreign relations by integrating views from various disciplines, such as history, education, culture, political economy, comparative politics, and philosophy. The book argues that soft power has become a very popular concept in China, that China is contemplating and exploring an innovative strategy in its rise and international politics, and that there have been quite a few notable elements of this in China's diplomatic practice, including softer rhetoric, promotion of the Chinese culture abroad, economic diplomacy, and image building. The book also argues that the limitations of China's soft power primarily stem from political values and China's own transitions, and reflects the reality that views and opinions regarding China's soft power are fairly diverse both in China and in the international arena." -- BACK COVER |
| Notes |
"This volume came out of a conference entitled "The Rise of China and Its Soft Power" held in October 2007 in Singapore" -- Acknowledgments |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
World politics -- 21st century.
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Power (Social sciences) -- China.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007002707
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China -- Politics and government -- 2002- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004009498
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| Author |
Li, Mingjiang.
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Rise of China and Its Soft Powe (2007 : Singapore)
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| LC no. |
2009014916 |
| ISBN |
9780739133774 cloth alkaline paper |
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0739133772 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780739133798 electronic |
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0739133799 electronic |
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