{"product_id":"rumbles-of-thunder-9780231208451","title":"Rumbles of Thunder","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Chan examines a range of international relations theories and popular narratives that suggest an elevated risk of Sino-American confrontation. Bringing together expertise in IR theory and keen political acumen, \u003ci\u003eRumbles of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e challenges conventional wisdom on the likelihood of war between the United States and China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this powerful book, Steve Chan debunks power transition theory that has framed the U.S.-China rivalry. With an unflinching and well-grounded critique of the key propositions that have informed policy debates in both countries, this book will force us to see U.S.-China competition in a different light. -- Yong Deng, author of \u003ci\u003eChina’s Strategic Opportunity: Change and Revisionism in Chinese Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Steve Chan eloquently argues in this book, recent power shifts have inclined Beijing and Washington to adjust their foreign policies, causing a deterioration in their bilateral relations. At a time of intensifying U.S.-China competition in world affairs, \u003ci\u003eRumbles of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e provides an essential logic to understand this rivalry. -- Weixing Hu, University of Macau\u003cbr\u003eChallenging many dominant theories about U.S.-China relations, including in particular the “Thucydides Trap” narrative, Steve Chan’s \u003ci\u003eRumbles of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e offers a nuanced and insightful assessment of both the roots of U.S.-China rivalry and the prospects for future conflict between the two powers. -- Scott Kastner, author of \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace in the Taiwan Strait\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA culmination of his decade-long research, Steve Chan’s book challenges the rhetoric about an impending U.S.-China power transition that contributes to misperception and abets a self-fulfilling prophecy of a coming war. A must-read for students of international relations. -- Ren Xiao, Fudan University\u003cbr\u003eSteve Chan has written an insightful book on power shifts and the likelihood of war between the United States and China. \u003ci\u003eRumbles of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the conventional wisdom that exclusively prioritizes structural factors and brings back human agency and domestic politics in explaining great power conflicts. -- Ketian Zhang, George Mason University\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRumbles of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e makes several remarkable contributions to the literature on Sino-American relations. It challenges the prevailing pessimistic view of the Thucydides trap, creatively elaborates on three concepts of power and uses them to explain the power dynamics of U.S.-China relations, and offers nuanced and sophisticated analyses of the Taiwan issue. -- Kai He, author of \u003ci\u003eChina’s Crisis Behavior: Political Survival and Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Power Shift Explains Better Worsening Sino-American Relations\u003cbr\u003e2. Conceptual and Measurement Problems in Studying Power\u003cbr\u003e3. Persistence of Washington’s Structural Power in U.S. Global Domination\u003cbr\u003e4. Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy\u003cbr\u003e5. Taiwan as a Possible Catalyst for Sino-American Conflict\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864264388951,"sku":"9780231208451","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231208451.jpg?v=1722271138","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rumbles-of-thunder-9780231208451","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}