Martin Jacques, a political journalist and scholar, is the coeditor and coauthor of The Forward March or Labour Halted?, The Politics of Thatcherism, and New Times. He lives in London.
"Provocative...a fascinating account."—Michiko Kakutani,
The New York Times
“A very forcefully written, lively book that is full of
provocations and predictions.”—Fareed Zakaria, GPS, CNN
“The West hopes that wealth, globalization and political
integration will turn China into a gentle giant… But Jacques says
that this is a delusion. Time will not make China more Western; it
will make the West, and the world, more Chinese.”—The Economist
“[An] exhaustive, incisive exploration of possibilities that many
people have barely begun to contemplate about a future dominated by
China. ... [Jacques] has written a work of considerable erudition,
with provocative and often counterintuitive speculations about one
of the most important questions facing the world today. And he
could hardly have known, when he set out to write it, that events
would so accelerate the trends he was analyzing.”—The New York
Times Book Review
“The rise of China may well prove to be the defining economic and
geopolitical change of our time, and few authors have given the
subject deeper thought, nor offered a more illuminating analysis,
than Martin Jacques.”—Niall Ferguson, author of The Ascent of
Money
“[A] compelling and thought-provoking analysis of global trends....
Jacques is a superb explainer of history and economics, tracing
broad trends with insight and skill.”—The Washington Post
“This important book, deeply considered, full of historical
understanding and realism, is about more than China. It is about a
twenty-first-century world no longer modelled on and shaped by
North Atlantic power, ideas and assumptions. I suspect it will be
highly influential.”—Eric Hobsbawm, author of The Age of
Extremes
“This an extremely impressive book, full of bold but credible
predictions … [this] book will long be remembered for its foresight
and insight.”—The Guardian (UK)
A convincing economic, political and cultural analysis of waning Western dominance and the rise of China and a new paradigm of modernity. Jacques (The Politics of Thatcherism) takes the pulse of the nation poised to become, by virtue of its scale and staggering rate of growth, the biggest market in the world. Jacques points to the decline of American hegemony and outlines specific elements of China's rising global power and how these are likely to influence international relations in the future. He imagines a world where China's distinct brand of modernity, rooted firmly in its ancient culture and traditions, will have a profound influence on attitudes toward work, family and even politics that will become a counterbalance to and eventually reverse the one-way flow of Westernization. He suggests that while China's economic prosperity may not necessarily translate into democracy, China's increased self-confidence is allowing it to project its political and cultural identity ever more widely as time goes on. As comprehensive as it is compelling, this brilliant book is crucial reading for anyone interested in understanding where the we are and where we are going. (Nov.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"Provocative...a fascinating account."-Michiko Kakutani, The New
York Times
"A very forcefully written, lively book that is full of
provocations and predictions."-Fareed Zakaria, GPS, CNN
"The West hopes that wealth, globalization and political
integration will turn China into a gentle giant... But Jacques says
that this is a delusion. Time will not make China more Western; it
will make the West, and the world, more Chinese."-The
Economist
"[An] exhaustive , incisive exploration of possibilities that
many people have barely begun to contemplate about a future
dominated by China. ... [Jacques] has written a work of
considerable erudition, with provocative and often counterintuitive
speculations about one of the most important questions facing the
world today. And he could hardly have known, when he set out to
write it, that events would so accelerate the trends he was
analyzing."-The New York Times Book Review
"The rise of China may well prove to be the defining economic
and geopolitical change of our time, and few authors have given the
subject deeper thought, nor offered a more illuminating analysis,
than Martin Jacques."-Niall Ferguson, author of The Ascent of
Money
"[A] compelling and thought-provoking analysis of global
trends.... Jacques is a superb explainer of history and economics,
tracing broad trends with insight and skill."-The Washington
Post
"This important book, deeply considered, full of historical
understanding and realism, is about more than China. It is about a
twenty-first-century world no longer modelled on and shaped by
North Atlantic power, ideas and assumptions. I suspect it will be
highly influential."-Eric Hobsbawm, author of The Age of
Extremes
"This an extremely impressive book, full of bold but credible predictions ... [this] book will long be remembered for its foresight and insight."-The Guardian (UK)
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