Sino-US relations and the role of emotion in state action
Subtitle: understanding post-Cold War crisis interactions
By: Taryn Shepperd, University of St Andrews
Series: Studies in diplomacy and international relations
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781137020086
Subjects: Political psychology; Foreign relations; Emotions
Description: "Following the end of the Cold War and the political fall-out from Tiananmen, the US and China ended the last century and began the new one with three well publicized crises: the Taiwan Straits Crisis, the bombing of a Chinese embassy, and the Spy Plane Incident. In each of these incidents the two states resorted to confrontation and animosity before shifting towards a peaceful resolution. How did these transformations become possible? How did this relationship plunge towards confrontation over three apparent accidents? What factors were shaping these events and each actor's behavior? This book offers a novel and innovative approach to studying this relationship, and inter-state relations more generally. It argues for the need to pay attention to interests outside of the traditional confines of hard power, and recognize the influential role played by language, identity and emotions in constructing interests based upon the need for recognition, respect and dignity."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-210) and index.