{"product_id":"everything-under-the-heavens-how-the-past-helps-shape-chinas-push-for-global-power-paperback","title":"Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China's Push for Global Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward W. French\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That fa ade, reports former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Asia correspondent Howard French, has now been cast off. China is increasingly asserting its place among the global powers, signaling its plans for pan-Asian dominance by building its navy, increasing territorial claims to areas like the South China Sea, and diplomatically bullying smaller players. Underlying this attitude is the millennia-old concept of \u003ci\u003etian xia\u003c\/i\u003e, which held that everything \"under the heavens\" fell within the influence of the Chinese empire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If we understand how this historical identity continues to color current actions, in ways ideological, philosophical, and even legal, we can learn to forecast just what kind of global power China stands to become--as the world order is poised to shift. Steeped in deeply researched history and on-the-ground reporting, this is French at his revelatory best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a New Afterword\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward W. French wrote from Africa for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ewas bureau chief in Central America and the Caribbean, West and Central Africa, Japan, and China. He is the recipient of two Overseas Press Club awards and a two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChina's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa;\u003c\/i\u003e he has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other national publications. He is on the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.howardwfrench.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52616157331763,"sku":"9780804172455","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OTlUQkF0TG9KeE9SS2Q1NHdVbTlRQT09.webp?v=1761882970","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/everything-under-the-heavens-how-the-past-helps-shape-chinas-push-for-global-power-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}