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Title details for Charm Offensive by Joshua Kurlantzick - Available

Charm Offensive

How China's Soft Power Is Transforming the World

by Joshua Kurlantzick
Peter Hirst
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At the beginning of the twenty-first century, China is poised to become a major global power. And though much has been written of China's rise, a crucial aspect of this transformation has gone largely unnoticed: the way that China is using soft power to appeal to its neighbors and to distant countries alike.

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  • Release date

    July 12, 2007

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780300131550
      • File size: 236785 KB
      • Duration: 08:13:18

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2007
      American national interest was long promoted not just by money and force but by "soft power," that is, democratic ideals, consumerism, and even rock 'n' roll. Kurlantzick (special correspondent, "New Republic") argues that Americans have squandered this advantage and that China will step in to fill our "soft power deficit." After Deng Xiaoping's death in 1997, new and worldly Chinese leaders used the aura of China's economic success and political stability to court Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America. This "charm offensive" has garnered trade, resources, and respect while America can't understand why the world won't do what it says. An important and accessible book; highly recommended for all medium and larger collections.

      Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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