What if China Doesn't Democratize?: Implications for War and Peace [Hardcover]

Exploring one of the most dynamic and contested regions of the world, this series includes works on political, economic, cultural, and social changes in modern and contemporary Asia and the Pacific.This text addresses two related questions: what are the prospects for democracy in China?; and what are the prospects for US-China relations? The authors examine the concrete policies occupying the US Congress and media, and broader issues, such as the difference democracy makes for peace and war.Introduction, Barrett L. McCormick; Part I Whither China?; Chapter 1 We are Patriots First and Democrats Second: The Rise of Chinese Nationalism in the 1990s, Suisheng Zhao; Chapter 2 Democratization and Chinas Nation Building, Jianwei Wang; Chapter 3 Chinas Evolution Toward Soft Authoritarianism, Minxin Pei; Chapter 4 Preventing War Between China and Japan, Edward Friedman; Chapter 5 Human Rights in Chinas International Relations, Samuel S. Kim; Chapter 6 China and Its Neighbors, June Teufel Dreyer; Part II A Democratic Peace?; Chapter 7 Chinas Democratization: What Difference Would It Make forU.S.-China Relations?, David Bachman; Chapter 8 Immanuel Kants Relevance to an Enduring Asia-Pacific Peace, Friedman Edward; Part III Concluding Overviews; Chapter 9 Caution: Rough Road Ahead, Harvey Nelsen; Chapter 10 Aggressive Engagement, Not Containment: Political RepressionsRole in Sino-American Relations, Su Shaozhi, Michael J. Sullivan; Chapter 11 U.S.-PRC Relations and the Democratic Peace, McCormick Barrett L.; Conclusion Conclusion: Points of Agreement and Disagreement and a Few Thoughts on U.S.-Chinese Relations, McCormick Barrett L.;Edward Friedman, Barrett L. McCormickUSCopyright ? 2000, Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved.