00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004704 20221025085035 0010-0520004704 221025################|##########|#eng## 9780415440240 eng 327.51 327.51 CHA c Chan, Steve China, The U.S., and The Power-Transition Theory:A Critique / Steve Chan New York : Thomson, 2008 xii,197p.;24 cm. ; 24 cm. Indeks : p.194-197 p.177-193 China?s recent 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. This is a view popular among not only American, but also some Chinese, scholars. This book places China in a comparative and historical context, in which inquiry is informed by the experiences of other major powers and pertinent theories in international relations, such as those on extended deterrence, preventive war, and democratic peace. Its comparative and theoretical orientation and its contrarian perspective will be of great interest not only to students and scholars of international relations and Chinese politics, but also to policy makers and professionals. China-Foreign Relations United States-Foreign Relations. 10219/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10219/MKRI-P/XI-2008