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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Allen Lane (3 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846140099
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846140099
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.6 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 162,267 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Fifteen years after The Sun Also Sets predicted the decline of Japan in the 1990s, Emmott returns not only to the Far East but to the wholly new and different challenges which have arisen from and among China, India and Japan. Rivals will be the book which defines the geo-politics of the world’s most rapidly evolving economies and nation states, and assesses the challenge to America’s global economic and military leadership posed by the emerging Asian superpowers. It is not just, as many seem to argue, a question of the rise of China. For the first time in history Asia will not be dominated by just one country or by outside powers. It will contain three large, economically powerful countries, all with interests and ambitions that range across the whole region, and the world. The future of the world economy will be determined by the competition between these three countries, as will world politics. Rivals: How the power struggle between China, India and Japan will shape our next decade, will explore the legacies of history, the likely future trajectories of China, Japan and India, and the potential collisions and intersections between them which will shape the 21st century.

About the Author
Bill Emmott was editor of the Economist from 1993 until 2006, where he presided over a doubling of the magazine's circulation. He has written six books on Japan, and, most recently, 20:21 Vision – 20th century lessons for the 21st century, published in February 2003 by Penguin. He is a member of the President's Council of the University of Tokyo, a director of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group, and co-chairman of the Canada-Europe Roundtable for Business. He has honorary degrees from Warwick and City Universities, and is an honorary fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Asian power games deciphered, 19 April 2009
By Heino Viik "Heino" (Tallinn, Estonia) - See all my reviews
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The first half of the book was a little bit boring - too many information, that target reader would know already. Here are the reasons why the book was still a decent read:
- Hard back issue is beautiful, it was aesthetic pleasure to read it
- Well written, easy to read - the author is a former journalist after all
- Shows differences of Chinese thinking as compared to western one: patience, long time horizon etc
- Brings out historic events that bitter the present relations of the Asian titans
- Exposes the regional and global ambitions of China, India and Japan
- Outlines possible danger zones in Asia and scenarios that can lead to regional/global conflicts
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, 7 Jul 2008
By C. Tang "Chun" (Manchester,UK) - See all my reviews
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I have read this book quite quickly as I found it very interesting.It is well researched and very readable for a lay person like me. An essential read for people who are interested in the future!
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2.0 out of 5 stars historically imprecise, 10 May 2009
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Bill Emmott explores one of the most interesting themes in contemporary international relations--how the rivalry between the big Asian powers of Japan, China, and India will change the existing balance of power. The book is full of information, quickly passing from economic to historical and philosophical considerations, and trying to fit them all together to deliver a unitary picture.

Unfortunately, this ambition of fitting too many things into the main account makes the book hard to read at times. The author sometimes carries off on side-issue which seem to be introduced mainly to show off the vastness of his knowledge, with little consideration for the reader. Finally, the book also seems to be written with a certain haste, containing logical structures that are hard to justify by the contents of the sentences, and that are not further explained in the text.

The worst part about the book however is the imprecision in some of the historical statements. Repeating the platitude of the European Communities being formed to prevent future wars may be forgivable in a book that has Asia as its main concern. Representing NATO as "expressly formed in opposition to the other half of Europe, the so-called Warsaw Pact" however is an unforgivable historical imprecision (the Warsaw Pact was formed only in 1955 as a reaction to West Germany joining NATO). Any student would be sent back to the books immediately for such a statement.
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