The the struggle for power in Asia Hayton, Bill creator text bibliography ctu 2014 monographic eng

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xviii, 298 pages : maps ; 25 cm 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 journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the high stakes involved for rival nations that include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and China, as well as the United States, Russia, and others. Hayton also lays out the daunting obstacles that stand in the way of peaceful resolution. Wrecks and wrongs : prehistory to 1500 -- Maps and lines : 1500 to 1948 -- Danger and mischief : 1946 to 1995 -- Rocks and other hard places : the South China Sea and international law -- Something and nothing : oil and gas in the South China Sea -- Drums and symbols : nationalism -- Ants and elephants : diplomacy -- Shaping the battlefield : military matters -- Cooperation and its opposites : resolving the disputes. Bill Hayton. Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-288) and index. ao----- Law of the sea South China Sea Sea control Political aspects South China Sea Derecho marítimo internacional Mar de la China Meridional Derecho marítimo Mar de China Meridional Control marítimo Aspectos políticos Mar de China South China Sea International status Mar de la China Meridional Estatus internacional South China Sea Strategic aspects 408 DS 525.8 H426s 2014 341.450916472 9780300186833 (hardcover) 0300186835 (hardcover) 9780300211726 (pbk.) 0300211724 (pbk.) 2014944966 http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=43189 http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=43189 YDXCP 140703 20250509132150.0 124168 eng