Social States: China in International Institutions, 1980-2000

by Alastair Iain Johnston

Book Overview

"Constructive engagement" became a catchphrase under the Clinton administration for America's reinvigorated efforts to pull China firmly into the international community as a responsible player, one that abides by widely accepted norms. Skeptics questioned the effectiveness of this policy and those that followed. But how is such socialization supposed to work in the first place? This has never been all that clear, whether practiced by the Association...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691134537
• ISBN13: 9780691134536
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"