Mobilizing the Past

The Lessons of History and the Danger of War Between China and the United States

Steve Chan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2025 | New edition
Stanford University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5036-4378-9 (ISBN)

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Historical analogies are often utilized to frame and formulate foreign policies, illuminate issues of war and peace, and mobilize support for particular political programs. The historical record, however, can be distorted in a variety of ways, leading to overly simplistic, misleading conclusions that impair sound policy and scholarship. This danger is most imminent and palpable when there exists premature academic consensus, pressure to conform to political orthodoxy, intellectual complacency, and cognitive resistance to alternate interpretations of historical episodes. We must be especially vigilant to guard against these pitfalls when deliberating one of the most high-stakes topics in global politics: the alarming potential for military conflict between the United States and China.

Past precedents and parallels regularly inform analyses of China's relations with the US. By highlighting serious errors of commission or omission in popular narratives and scholarly studies concerning international relations in general and Sino-American relations in particular, Steve Chan challenges commonly accepted "lessons of history" and cautions against the misuse and misunderstanding of the past in examining China's rise and its implications for international peace and stability. This far-reaching book presents alternative, overlooked historical accounts that are highly pertinent to Sino-American relations today, making it essential for researchers and students of international affairs.

Steve Chan is College Professor of Distinction Emeritus at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Looking for Balance: China, the United States, and Power Balancing in East Asia (Stanford, 2012).

Introduction
1. The Origin of the Peloponnesian War
2. The Causes of the Two World Wars
3. The Lesson of Munich, US Intervention in Korea, and Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor
4. The Reasons for the Peaceful Anglo-American Power Transition
5. The Parallels between the Cuban Missile Crisis and Contest over Taiwan
6. The Falklands/Malvinas Conflict and Lessons for Taiwan
7. Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow
8. The Suez Crisis, Mayaguez Affair, and Other Historical Legacies
9. Discourse on China's Rise and the Problem with Selective History
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	10.07.2025
Verlagsort	Palo Alto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-5036-4378-6 / 1503643786
ISBN-13	978-1-5036-4378-9 / 9781503643789
Zustand	Neuware