{"product_id":"the-pragmatic-dragon-eric-hyer-9780774826358","title":"The Pragmatic Dragon: China's Grand Strategy and Boundary Settlements","description":"China shares borders and asserts vast maritime claims with over a dozen countries, and it has had boundary disputes with nearly all of them. Yet in the 1960s, when tensions were escalating with the Soviet Union, India, and the United States, China moved to conclude boundary agreements with these neighbours peacefully. In this wide-ranging study of China's boundary disputes and settlements, Eric Hyer finds China's behaviour was strategic and even demonstrated willingness to compromise. This behaviour in earlier periods is pertinent to the ongoing territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas. \u003ci\u003eThe Pragmatic Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes these disputes and the strategic rationale behind China's behaviour, providing important insights into the foreign policy of a nation whose presence on the world stage continues to grow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Hyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774826355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774826358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.97w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016","brand":"Eric Hyer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086850240767,"sku":"9780774826358","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c12b7243-1b85-4639-a6a1-539734781414.jpg?v=1769096947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pragmatic-dragon-eric-hyer-9780774826358","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}