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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      30 August 2017
      18 August 2017
      ISBN:
      9781316832004
      9781107179271
      9781316631256
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316832004
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.61kg, 290 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.49kg, 290 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Public International Law, Law, Asian Studies, East Asian Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Public International Law, Law, Asian Studies, East Asian Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations
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    China has emerged as a member of the elite club of nations who are powerful at both global poles. Polar states are global giants, strong in military, scientific, and economic terms. The concept of a polar great power is relatively unknown in international relations studies; yet China, a rising power globally, is now widely using this term to categorize its aspirations and emphasize the significance of the polar regions to their national interests. China's focus on becoming a polar great power represents a fundamental re-orientation - a completely new way of imagining the world. China's push into these regions encompasses maritime and nuclear security, the frontlines of climate change research, and the possibility of a resources bonanza. As shown in this book, China's growing strength at the poles will be a game-changer for a number of strategic vulnerabilities that could shift the global balance of power in significant and unexpected ways.

    Reviews

    'Using Chinese and non-Chinese sources, Brady (Univ. of Canterbury, New Zealand) has written the first comprehensive English book on China’s policies toward the Arctic and Antarctic. Recommended.'

    Z. Zhu Source: Choice

    'Brady opens up a new frontier of insight into an area of international relations all but ignored by Western scholarship.'

    Andrew Erickson Source: Foreign Affairs

    ‘Brady's fact-filled book is well-written and revelatory. It deserves a wide audience, for anyone interested in the future of either polar region will find it both instructive and interesting.’

    Jeff Rubin Source: The Polar Times

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    • Introduction - The Rise of a New Polar Power
      pp 1-15
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