Sino-US Relations and the Role of Emotion in State Action: Understanding Post-Cold War Crisis Interactions

by T. Shepperd

Overview

Examining twenty-first century relations between the US and China, Shepperd investigates three well publicised crises between these states, highlighting how social interests relating to identity and emotional needs were key dynamics driving these interactions and their transformation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137020086
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/21/2013
Series:	Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations
Edition description:	2013
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

TARYN SHEPPERD teaches International Relations at the University of St. Andrews, UK. She is also an Associate Lecturer in Politics with the Open University in Scotland, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introductory Discussion Theoretical Underpinning and Methodological Tools The Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1995-96 The Bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, 1999 The 'Spy Plane' Incident, 2001 Concluding Discussion Notes Bibliography Primary Source Material for Empirical Chapters