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020			_a9783319833491 _qpbk.
040			_beng _cJGU
041			_aeng
100			_aFels, Enrico, _91639013 _eauthor
245			_aShifting power in Asia-Pacific? : _bthe rise of China, Sino-US competition and regional middle power allegiance / _cEnrico Fels.
260			_aGermany : _bSpringer, _c2016.
490	1		_aGlobal power shift
520			_a"This book investigates whether a power shift has taken place in the Asia-Pacific region since the end of the Cold War. By systematically examining the development of power dynamics in Asia-Pacific, it challenges the notion that a wealthier and militarily more powerful China is automatically turning the regional tides in its favour. With a special emphasis on Sino-US competition, the book explores the alleged linkage between the regional distribution of relevant material and immaterial capabilities, national power and the much-cited regional power shift. The book presents a novel concept for measuring power in international relations by outlining a composite index on aggregated power (CIAP) that includes 55 variables for 44 regional countries and covers a period of twenty years. Moreover, it develops a middle power theory that outlines the significance of middle powers in times of major power shifts. By addressing political, military and economic cooperation via a structured-focused comparison and by applying a comparative-historical analysis, the book analyses in depth the bilateral relations of six regional middle powers to Washington and Beijing."--
650			_aInternational relations
650			_aDiplomatic relations
830			_aGlobal power shift _91283829
999			_c3053652 _d3053652