Restless Continent: Wealth, Rivalry and Asia's New Geopolitics - Couverture souple

Wesley, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1863956840 ISBN 13 : 9781863956840

Editeur : Black Inc., 2015

Synopsis

An essential road-map for a region in transition. The world has never seen economic development as rapid or significant as Asia's in recent times. Home to three-fifths of humanity, this restless continent will soon account for more than half of the world's economy and consume more energy than the rest of the world combined. All but three nuclear powers are Asian, and the region has the greatest growth in weapons spending. Surprisingly little hard thinking has been done about the future of Asia. Restless Continent is the first book to give an integrated account of the economic, political and strategic trends across the world's largest continent, and provide a guide for thinking about Asia's future - and the world's. It looks at national psychology - what happens when countries become newly rich and powerful. It explores Asia's 'corridors of blood' - the geopolitics of conflict. And it discusses the prospects of war in this most volatile hot zone. Written for general reader and policy expert alike, Restless Continent is an agenda-shaping book about the landscape of international affairs in the twenty-first century. Praise for There Goes the Neighbourhood: 'Short, clear and pungent.' Hugh White 'A brilliant, timely, boldly written, clear-headed analysis of Australia's position in Asia.' Greg Sheridan 'A very far-sighted and compelling book.' Richard Fidler 'A really outstanding book.' Malcolm Turnbull

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The world has never seen economic development as rapid or significant as Asia's during recent decades. Home to three-fifths of humanity, this restless continent will soon produce more than half of the world's economic output and consume more energy than the rest of the world combined. All but three of the planet's current and nascent nuclear powers are Asian, and it has the greatest growth in weapons spending of any other region. Surprisingly little hard thinking has been done about the future of Asia. Restless Continent is the first book to examine the economic, social, political and strategic trends across the world's largest continent and presents a road-map for thinking about Asia's future and the world. It looks at the psychology of countries which are becoming newly rich and powerful. It explores the 'corridors of blood' the geography and politics of conflict. And it makes a case for how to avert a plunge into dispute, or even war. Written for the general reader and policy specialist alike, Restless Continent is an agenda-shaping book about international affairs in the twenty-first century.

Biographie de l'auteur

Michael Wesley is widely considered a leading expert on Asian and international affairs. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and the Economist. His previous book, There Goes the Neighbourhood: Australia and the Rise of Asia, won the 2011 John Button Prize. He is a former head of the Lowy Institute for International Policy, and currently Professor and Director of International, Political and Strategic Studies at the Australian National University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Black Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1863956840
• ISBN 13: 9781863956840
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible