Contest for the South China Sea / Edition 1

by Marwyn Samuels

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415361699
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/04/2005
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 A Chinese lake; Chapter 3 The open sea; Chapter 4 A question of sovereignty; Chapter 5 The post-war contest; Chapter 6 Battle for the Paracels; Chapter 7 China's ocean policy; Chapter 8 The southern maritime frontier;