{"product_id":"china-and-vietnam-the-politics-of-asymmetry-hardback-9780521853200","title":"China and Vietnam; The Politics of Asymmetry (Hardback) 9780521853200","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChina and Vietnam\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Politics of Asymmetry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe value of asymmetry theory is demonstrated in the dynamics of the Sino-Vietnamese relationship.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrantly Womack (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521853200, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 February 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 18 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an extremely informative and sophisticated approach, offering insightful perspectives for understanding a puzzling diplomatic relationship between two similar and avowedly socialist countries. … Womack's book is a brilliantly written Sino-Vietnemese political history …' Journal of Contemporary Asia Publishers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn their three thousand years of interaction, China and Vietnam have been through a full range of relationships. Twenty-five years ago they were one another's worst enemies; fifty years ago they were the closest of comrades. Five hundred years ago they each saw themselves as Confucian empires; fifteen hundred years ago Vietnam was a part of China. Throughout all these fluctuations the one constant has been that China is always the larger power, and Vietnam the smaller. China has rarely been able to dominate Vietnam, and yet the relationship is shaped by its asymmetry. The Sino-Vietnamese relationship provides the perfect ground for developing and exploring the effects of asymmetry on international relations. Womack develops his theory in conjunction with an original analysis of the interaction between China and Vietnam from the Bronze Age to the present.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. General overview\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Basic Structure: 2. The parameters of China's external posture\u003cbr\u003e 3. Vietnam's basic parameters\u003cbr\u003e 4. The politics of asymmetry\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Relational Dynamic: 5. From the beginnings to Vietnamese independence\u003cbr\u003e 6. Unequal empires\u003cbr\u003e 7. The brotherhood of oppression\u003cbr\u003e 8. Lips and teeth: 1949–75\u003cbr\u003e 9. Illusions of victory: 1975–90\u003cbr\u003e 10. From normalization to normalcy\u003cbr\u003e 11. Change and structure in asymmetry.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005672214808,"sku":"9780521853200","price":77.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521618342_9d105977-b2a9-406e-9163-77174251d429.jpg?v=1691368852","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/china-and-vietnam-the-politics-of-asymmetry-hardback-9780521853200","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}