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Interdependence vs. Geopolitics: Securitization and Partial Recoupling of Sino-American Relations
Economic interdependence is traditionally viewed as essential to peace and cooperation in international relations. However, in an era of rising...
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U.S. Bilateral Alliances in the San Francisco System: Going Strong at Seventy
The signing of the Treaty of San Francisco, the U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Treaty, and the security alliance that ensued, fostered the development of...
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The Collapse of Party Relations and the Deterioration of State Relations, October 1961–July 1964
This chapter discusses the Sino-Soviet split in party-to-party relations and the deterioration of state-to-state relations from October 1961 to July...
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The Chinese Experience
Panikkar’s political influence climaxed during his tenure as ambassador in Bei**g. His activity was widely criticised and engendered an intense...
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The Caterpillar Fungus Travels Overseas
This chapter shifts the focus to the outside world during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It traces the travels of the caterpillar fungus to...
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The Breakdown of State Relations and the Sino-Soviet Military Confrontation, 1966–1973
This chapter focuses on the deterioration of Sino-Soviet state-to-state relations from 1966 to 1973. The Cultural Revolution had a strong anti-Soviet...
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Japanese Colonial Rule and the Issue of Perceptions of History
This chapter takes up the question of whether, and in what ways, Japanese colonial rule was an exception to the colonial rule of other imperial...
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Beyond Geopolitics: Economics, Culture and the Transnational Cold War
This chapter focuses on the Cold War’s intangible (or ‘soft power’) aspects. First, discussion centres on economic competition in trade, agricultural...
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Chapter Ten 2003–2022: Towards a Structural Crisis
This chapter focuses mainly on the China’s historical situation after 2001, when China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). Accession to the...
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Silver, Rogues, and Trade Networks: Sangleyes and Manila Galleons Connecting the Spanish Empire and Qing China
This chapter examines the structure of trade in the South China SeaSouth China Sea region through an analysis of merchant networks operating in this...
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Russia’s relationship with China: the role of domestic and ideational factors
Over the past few years, Russian–Chinese relations have grown steadily closer. This article examines the domestic and ideational motivations that...
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Difficult or Impossible? U.S.–China Cooperation, Counterterrorism, and Peaceful Co-existence from 9/11 to the Biden Administration
This chapter considers the deterioration of U.S.–Chinese relations and cooperation since the terrorist attacks on September 9, 2001. In particular...
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The First Sino-Japanese War and East Asia
This chapter covers the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895, a “watershed in world history,” according to the author. It uses maps of the Korean...
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Nordic Solutions: Relevance for Japan and Northeast Asia
This chapter explores the intricate geopolitical dynamics and historical disputes in Northeast Asia, focusing on Japan and its interactions with...
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The Vexing China Question in Today’s San Francisco System: Moving Beyond the Cold War Framework
The San Francisco Peace TreatySan FranciscoTreaty has been lauded by many as one of the most significant development in the construction of the post...
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New Zealand and Britain’s Failed Accession Attempts, 1960–1969
This chapter places the UK, New Zealand and European Community political relationship in a historical context, showing how enduring colonial legacies...
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The Southward Advance and Going to War with the United States: The Road to World War II
This chapter examines how and why Japan ended up going to war with the United States in 1941. It discusses the concept of the “Southward Advance,”...
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Anticipating a New Order
From the end of the Spanish Civil War to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan and Spain were involved in the victory of the Axis and its New Order from...
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The Issue of Historical Perspective from the Post-Heisei Era: Looking Back at Meiji from the Postwar Period, and Looking Ahead
This chapter presents a high-level, historical retrospective from modern-day Japan, looking back at the Meiji period with which the book began,...
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Introduction
This study offers a microhistorical treatment of the transformation of Chinese materia medica in a global context. It focuses on the eighteenth...