From the founding of the Ming dynasty in 1368 to the start of the Opium Wars in 1841, China
has engaged in only two large-scale conflicts with its principal neighbors, Korea, Vietnam …

" This bold, intellectually ambitious, and wholly original book challenges the way in which
Western social science understands China.... It will set the standard for all future …

In his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary
biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more …

Despite its impressive size and population, economic vitality, and drive to upgrade its
military, China remains a vulnerable nation surrounded by powerful rivals and potential foes …

In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China
as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. This …

Why did China decline between 1400 and 1980, only to reestablish a major presence in the
global economy? Why did Eu rope, a region torn by strife and suffering and economic …

“As Michel Foucault has famously stated,'knowledge is not made for understanding; it is
made for cutting'. In this spirit The Edkins–Vaughan-Williams Interventions series solicits …

This book is, to my knowledge, the first detailed narrative history of the Tibetan Empire in
Central Asia written in any language. If this is so, it may not be necessary to provide excuses …

THIS BOOK is about the power politics of Confucian China. In general, Confucianism favors
harmony and condemns war. The Great Wall of China is often said to be the symbol of an …

China's continuing rapid economic growth and expanding involvement in global affairs pose
major implications for the power structure of the international system. To more accurately …