Contemporary China in Anglo-American and Chinese Perspectives: Making Sense of a Rising China

This book explores the concept of hegemony, hegemony-building processes, and the relationship between a hegemonic state and a rising power, focusing on transformations in the Chinese state, society, and political-economy. It brings together mainstream and critical approaches from Anglo-America and China to understand China's rising status in the world order and its changing relations with the US. It challenges the existing division of labor in IR and social sciences knowledge production and offers a nuanced and multifaceted view on the issue.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 29 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate dynamics of conceptualizing hegemony, hegemony-building processes, and the complex relationship between a dominant state and a rising power. It provides a deep exploration of the transformative changes within the Chinese state, society, and political-economy, as well as China's rapidly ascending status in the global order and its evolving relations with the rest of the world, particularly the United States. By bringing together mainstream and critical perspectives from Anglo-America and China, which occupy distinct positions in the core-periphery structure of social sciences knowledge production, the book challenges the existing division of labor in International Relations (IR) and broader social sciences. Through the lenses of numerous Anglo-American and Chinese scholars, it offers a nuanced and multifaceted understanding of the phenomenon of a rising China, emphasizing a direct comparison of different localized perspectives.

The author critically examines the heterogeneity of knowledge, the interplay between power and knowledge production, and the region-centricity, particularly the Western-centricity, of knowledge production. By analyzing the discourse on China's (re-) rising status in the world, the author sheds light on the complex relationship between power and knowledge production, problematizing the close link between the two. The book offers valuable insights into the nexus between knowledge production and power structures, the diversity and multiplicity of knowledge, and the influence of locality on the knowledge produced in social sciences.

This book will appeal to academics and scholars engaged in the fields of International Relations theories, critical approaches, non-Western theories, Euro- or Western-centrism, and social sciences more broadly. It provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of the complex dynamics shaping global politics and international relations.

Weight: 288g
Dimension: 234 x 154 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032292618