- 296 pages
- English
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About this book
With particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this book examines the rise and fall of sea powers.
In the Asia-Pacific region there has been significant expansion of sea-based economies together with burgeoning naval power. Many claim that these processes will transform the world's future economic and security relationships. The book addresses the question of to what extent the notion of 'Asia rising' is reflected by and dependent on its developing sea power. A central theme is the Chinese challenge to long-term Western maritime ascendency and what might be the consequences of this.
In order to situate current and future developments this book includes chapters which analyse what sea power means and has meant, as well as its role, both historic and contemporary, in the rise and fall of great powers.
This book will be of much interest to students of naval power, Asian politics, strategic studies, war and conflict studies, IR and security studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Series page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Sea Power and the Rise and Fall of Empires
- Part I The navies of the Asia-Pacific
- The United States as a Pacific power
- Maritime Power and the Asia-Pacific US Naval Perspectives
- China Its Maritime Traditions and Navy Today
- The Evolution of the People's Liberation Army Navy The Twin Missions of Area-Denial and Peacetime Operations
- Japan's Maritime Past, Present and Future1
- India's Growing Naval Power Indian Ocean in Focus
- Singapore and Sea Power
- The Sea Power and Navy of the Republic of Korea*
- Australia's maritime past, present and future
- Part II Transitions Adapting to Change: The British Experience
- British Sea Power and Imperial Defence in the Far East
- The British Pacific Fleet and the decline of empire?
- Conclusions Transitions and futures1
- Index