{"product_id":"asian-waters-humphrey-hawksley-9781419742439","title":"Asian Waters: The Struggle Over the Indo-Pacific and the Challenge to American Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first book to accessibly break down the politics and tensions among the countries of the Indo-Pacific by a foreign correspondent who has witnessed it firsthand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The fractious relationship between China and the United States will be a central issue for the coming decades, and no region is as hotly contested as Asia, a region now referred to as the Indo-Pacific. At its heart is an intensifying rivalry between the autocratic and democratic systems of government and, at stake, is the survival of the current rules-based world order led by the US. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Asia is now pivotal to all our futures, and it is a continent like no other, home to 4.5 billion people, an economic powerhouse where no language, religion or system of government prevails. China is becoming Enemy Number One in the United States and its expansion is touching on flash points with India, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, the South China Sea and much in between. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this new and expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eAsian Waters\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning BBC journalist and Asia specialist Humphrey Hawksley joins dots to take readers on a compelling journey far beyond the rhetoric and headlines, breaking down tensions that he has followed throughout this vast and volatile region for years. \u003ci\u003eAsian Waters\u003c\/i\u003e has been praised for its vivid storytelling, concise history, pointed arguments, and clear analysis by a journalist who has sailed its waters, trekked its paths, reported its conflicts, and asked compelling questions to all he meets along the way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Humphrey Hawksley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419742434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419742439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Humphrey Hawksley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987408847103,"sku":"9781419742439","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c602edfb-f17d-4dd1-96fa-275c83349d00.jpg?v=1683288812","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/asian-waters-humphrey-hawksley-9781419742439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}