{"product_id":"charm-offensive-joshua-kurlantzick-9780300131543","title":"Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power Is Transforming the World","description":"At 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 neighbors and to distant countries alike.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first to examine the significance of China' s recent reliance on soft power-- diplomacy, trade incentives, cultural and educational exchange opportunities, and other techniques-- to project a benign national image, position itself 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 policy makers.\u003cbr\u003eBeijing' 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, Kurlantzick contends. In a provocative conclusion, he considers a future in which China may be the first nation since the Soviet Union to rival the United States in international influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Kurlantzick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300131542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300131543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Joshua Kurlantzick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425003323647,"sku":"9780300131543","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79891bf3-ff80-45dd-b5b1-7fefd3ecbb41.jpg?v=1761536330","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charm-offensive-joshua-kurlantzick-9780300131543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}