China, the US and the Power-transition Theory: A Critique

by SteveChan (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $51.27

  China's growth has called attention to the power-transition theory, which contends that the danger of a major war is the greatest when a rising dissatisfied challenger threatens to overtake a declining satisfied hegemon. The author questions this prevailing view by analyzing the extent of ongoing power shifts among the leading powers.

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  Hardcover
  2007

  $173.05

  China's growth has called attention to the power-transition theory, which contends that the danger of a major war is the greatest when a rising dissatisfied challenger threatens to overtake a declining satisfied hegemon. The author questions this prevailing view by analyzing the extent of ongoing power shifts among the leading powers.