{"product_id":"pacific-power-paradox-van-jackson-9780300257281","title":"Pacific Power Paradox: American Statecraft and the Fate of the Asian Peace","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new history of Asian peace since 1979 that considers America's paradoxical role\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After more than a century of recurring conflict, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region have managed something remarkable: avoiding war among nations. Since 1979, Asia has endured threats, near-miss crises, and nuclear proliferation but no interstate war. How fragile is this \"Asian peace,\" and what is America's role in it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Van Jackson argues that because Washington takes for granted that the United States is a force for good, successive presidencies have failed to see how their statecraft impedes more durable forms of security and inadvertently embrittles peace. At times, the United States has been the region's bulwark against instability, but America has been a threat to Asian peace as much as it has been its guarantor. By grappling with how America fits into the Asian story, Jackson shows how regional stability has diminished because of U.S. choices, and why America's margin for geopolitical error is less now than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Van Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300257287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300257281\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 01\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.44w x 1.16d","brand":"Van Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070638256383,"sku":"9780300257281","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40528092-cb87-4c09-99b1-14e8913d4f3e.jpg?v=1685431487","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pacific-power-paradox-van-jackson-9780300257281","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}