First published in 1982. Wide-ranging and fully documented, this book is the first detailed study of the origins, contexts and consequences of the long-standing dispute between China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines over the Paracel and Spratly Archipelagos in the South China Sea - one of the world's most strategically important inter-ocean basins and China's southern maritime frontier. Samuels' analysis: * Highlights the impact of the shifting balance of power in Asia and the growing competition for oceanic resources * Examines the implications of the dispute in terms of the historical and modern role of china as a maritime power in Asia.
| ISBN | 9781138971745 |
| Autor(a) | Samuels, Marwyn |
| Editora | Routledge |
| Ano de edição | 2015 |
| Páginas | 224 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 23,40 X 15,60 |