Research Catalog

Title

China and the Islamic world : how the new Silk Road is transforming global politics / Robert R. Bianchi.

Author

Bianchi, Robert, 1945-

Publication

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

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Details

Description

xx, 284 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Summary

" China is building a New Silk Road that runs through the heartland of the Muslim world, promising it will create integrated economies and stronger ties across Eurasia and Africa. Robert R. Bianchi argues that while China has the financial and technical resources to accomplish its infrastructure goals, it is woefully unprepared to deal with the social and political demands of its partner countries' citizens. China and the Islamic World explores how China's leaders and citizens are learning-through their relationships with Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria and Egypt-that they have to respect and adjust to the aspirations of ordinary people throughout the Islamic world, not just cater to the narrow band of government and business elites. Bianchi demonstrates that turbulent countries along the New Silk Road are likely to transform Chinese society at least as much as China changes them. This realization will be deeply unsettling for China's authoritarian rulers, who desperately want to monopolize power domestically. The party and state bosses have responded to challenges with a contradictory blend of flexibility abroad and rigidity at home, compromising with popular demands in one country after another while refusing to negotiate many of the same issues with their own citizens. This book shows how China faces a growing struggle to maintain their double-sided statecraft as it becomes apparent that the New Silk Road is not a one way street. "--

Subjects

• China
• Islamic countries
• Middle East
• China > Foreign economic relations > Islamic countries
• Islamic countries > Foreign relations > China
• China > Foreign economic relations > Middle East
• RELIGION / Islam / General
• RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State
• 2000-2099
• Islamic countries > Foreign economic relations > China
• World politics > 21st century
• China > Foreign relations > Islamic countries
• Middle East > Foreign economic relations > China
• Diplomatic relations
• Middle East > Foreign relations > China
• International economic relations
• China > Foreign relations > Middle East

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-275) and index.

Contents

What is new about the new Silk Road? -- Megaregions and coevolution in world politics -- Pakistan: deep democracy and shallow strategy -- Turkey: competing partner -- Indonesia: inherent weakness and increasing leverage -- Iran: the great divider -- Nigeria: a shaky bridge -- Egypt: weighing the tolls -- Islam and the opening of the Chinese mind -- Learning abroad, evading at home -- The bitter and the sweet.

Call Number

JFE 19-4564

ISBN

• 9780190915285
• 0190915285
• 9780190915315 (canceled/invalid)
• 9780190915292 (updf) (canceled/invalid)
• 9780190915308 (epub) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2018040398
• 40028928508

OCLC

1056780875

Author

Bianchi, Robert, 1945- author.

Title

China and the Islamic world : how the new Silk Road is transforming global politics / Robert R. Bianchi.

Publisher

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-275) and index.

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Other Form:

Online version: Bianchi, Robert, 1945- author. China and the Islamic world New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019 9780190915292 (DLC) 2018055643

Other Standard Identifier

40028928508

Research Call Number

JFE 19-4564