Haunted by ParentsAt the beginning of the twenty-first century, China is poised to become a major global power. And though much has been written of China's rise, a crucial aspect of this transformation has gone largely unnoticed: the way that China is using soft power to appeal to its neighbours and to distant countries alike. This original book is the first to examine the significance of China's recent focus on soft power, that is, diplomacy, trade incentives, cultural and educational exchange opportunities, and other techniques, to project a benign national image, pose as a model of social and economic success, and develop stronger international alliances. Drawing on years of experience tracking China's policies in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Joshua Kurlantzick reveals how China has wooed the world with a charm offensive that has largely escaped the attention of American policymakers. Beijing's new diplomacy has altered the political landscape in Southeast Asia and far beyond, changing the dynamics of China's relationships with other countries. China also has worked to take advantage of American policy mistakes, the author contends. In a provocative conclusion, he considers a future in which China may be the first nation since the Soviet Union to rival the U.S. in international influence. |
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... perhaps the foremost theorist of the American Freudian psychoanalytic school of ego psy- chology. Many of his contributions were written with Ernst Kris and Rudolph Loewenstein.) Part of my assignment was to deliver an honorary lecture ...
... perhaps the foremost theorist of the American Freudian psychoanalytic school of ego psy- chology. Many of his contributions were written with Ernst Kris and Rudolph Loewenstein.) Part of my assignment was to deliver an honorary lecture ...
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... perhaps he lacked the strength of character to challenge her . The octogenarian son remembers his father as having been “ grave but just ” ( 1985 , 14 ) . Father always seemed serious , and we hear of no happy memories in relation to ...
... perhaps he lacked the strength of character to challenge her . The octogenarian son remembers his father as having been “ grave but just ” ( 1985 , 14 ) . Father always seemed serious , and we hear of no happy memories in relation to ...
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... perhaps , also re- activated the old neurotic guilt and sense of wickedness that stemmed from his mother's accusations and bad expectations of him when he was a child.21 20 I will write more about this in subsequent chapters . 21 George ...
... perhaps , also re- activated the old neurotic guilt and sense of wickedness that stemmed from his mother's accusations and bad expectations of him when he was a child.21 20 I will write more about this in subsequent chapters . 21 George ...
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... perhaps for the Prodigal Son he wanted but didn't dare to be . He continues : “ And I remember my wild impatience wait- ing for my parents to unwrap my gift ” ( 1995 , 155–56 ; emphasis added ) .22 One cannot help fearing that the wild ...
... perhaps for the Prodigal Son he wanted but didn't dare to be . He continues : “ And I remember my wild impatience wait- ing for my parents to unwrap my gift ” ( 1995 , 155–56 ; emphasis added ) .22 One cannot help fearing that the wild ...
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... perhaps prolonged Spock's life . It did involve a strict ( although probably not a “ stern ” regimen ) that sounds as if it might have been a benevolent repetition of his childhood life with mother . The couple's day was planned out in ...
... perhaps prolonged Spock's life . It did involve a strict ( although probably not a “ stern ” regimen ) that sounds as if it might have been a benevolent repetition of his childhood life with mother . The couple's day was planned out in ...
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Change Means Loss Spring and Summer Must Become Winter | 50 |
The Myth of Demeter and Persephone | 65 |
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