When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order Hardcover - 2009
by Jacques, Martin
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How China's ascendance as an economic superpower will alter thecultural, political, social, and ethnic balance of global power in thetwenty-first century, unseating the West and in the process creating awhole new world
According to even the most conservative estimates,China will overtake the United States as the world's largesteconomy by 2027 and will ascend to the position of worldeconomic leader by 2050. But the full repercussions of China'sascendancy-for itself and the rest of the globe-have beensurprisingly little explained or understood. In this far-reachingand original investigation, Martin Jacques offers provocativeanswers to some of the most pressing questions about China'sgrowing place on the world stage.
Martin Jacques reveals, by elaborating on threehistorical truths, how China will seek to shape the world inits own image. The Chinese have a rich and long history as acivilization-state. Under the tributary system, outlying statespaid tribute to the Middle Kingdom. Ninety-four percent ofthe population still believes they are one race-"Han Chinese."The strong sense of superiority rooted in China's historypromises to resurface in twenty-first century China and in theprocess strengthen and further unify the country.
A culturally self-confident Asian giant with abillion-plus population, China will likely resist globalizationas we know it. This exceptionalism will have powerfulramifications for the rest of the world and the United States inparticular. As China is already emerging as the new center ofthe East Asian economy, the mantle of economic and, therefore,cultural relevance will in our lifetimes begin to pass fromManhattan and Paris to cities like Beijing and Shanghai. It isthe American relationship with and attitude toward China,Jacques argues, that will determine whether the twenty-firstcentury will be relatively peaceful or fraught with tension,instability, and danger.
When China Rules the World is the first book to fullyconceive of and explain the upheaval that China's ascendancewill cause and the realigned global power structure it willcreate.
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- Title When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
- Author Jacques, Martin
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Second Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 576
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Press, New York
- Date 2009
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # G1594201854I4N00
- ISBN 9781594201851 / 1594201854
- Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.2 x 1.9 in (22.86 x 15.75 x 4.83 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects United States - History, China - Economic conditions - 2000-
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009027298
- Dewey Decimal Code 327.51
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Summary
According to even the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world's largest economy by 2027 and will ascend to the position of world economic leader by 2050. But the full repercussions of China's ascendancy-for itself and the rest of the globe-have been surprisingly little explained or understood. In this far-reaching and original investigation, Martin Jacques offers provocative answers to some of the most pressing questions about China's growing place on the world stage.
Martin Jacques reveals, by elaborating on three historical truths, how China will seek to shape the world in its own image. The Chinese have a rich and long history as a civilization-state. Under the tributary system, outlying states paid tribute to the Middle Kingdom. Ninety-four percent of the population still believes they are one race-"Han Chinese." The strong sense of superiority rooted in China's history promises to resurface in twenty-first century China and in the process strengthen and further unify the country.
A culturally self-confident Asian giant with a billion-plus population, China will likely resist globalization as we know it. This exceptionalism will have powerful ramifications for the rest of the world and the United States in particular. As China is already emerging as the new center of the East Asian economy, the mantle of economic and, therefore, cultural relevance will in our lifetimes begin to pass from Manhattan and Paris to cities like Beijing and Shanghai. It is the American relationship with and attitude toward China, Jacques argues, that will determine whether the twenty-first century will be relatively peaceful or fraught with tension, instability, and danger.
When China Rules the World is the first book to fully conceive of and explain the upheaval that China's ascendance will cause and the realigned global power structure it will create.
