The new Chinese empire, and what it means for the United States /
Ross Terrill.
- New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, c2003.
- xv, 384 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-363) and indexes.
1. The problem of China -- 2. How the Chinese imperial state was formed -- 3. We are the world : an imperial tradition both defensive and superior -- 4. "The king is dead; long live the king" : the post-dynastic quest for a new political order -- 5. Red emperor -- 6. Your mother is still your mother -- 7. Beijing juggles the legacy of empire -- 8. Maritime empire -- 9. Steppe empire -- 10. Foreign policy : imperial goals and modes -- 11. Foreign policy : half-empire and half-modern nation -- 12. Autocracy's last legs?