Divided Isles Solomon Islands and the China Switch

Afbeeldingen
Artikel vergelijken
  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9781526178350
  • 09 april 2024
  • 304 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified security experts. This penetrating investigation into the switch sheds light on China's wider foreign policy.

In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified security experts, who feared Australia’s historical Pacific advantage would come unstuck.

This development was framed as another example of China’s inevitable capture of the region – but this misrepresents how and why the decision was made, and how Solomon Islanders have skilfully leveraged global angst over China to achieve extraordinary gains. Despite Solomon Islands’ strategic importance, most outsiders know little about the country, a fragile island-nation stretching over a thousand islands and speaking seventy indigenous languages.

In Divided Isles, Edward Cavanough explains how the switch played out on the ground and considers its extraordinary potential consequences. He speaks with the dissidents and politicians who shape Solomon Islands’ politics, and to the ordinary people whose lives have been upended by a decision that has changed the country – and the region – forever.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
09 april 2024
Aantal pagina's
304

Betrokkenen

Hoofduitgeverij
Manchester University Press

Overige kenmerken

Product breedte
156 mm
Product hoogte
17 mm
Product lengte
234 mm
Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
156 mm
Verpakking hoogte
17 mm
Verpakking lengte
234 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
588 g

EAN

EAN
9781526178350
Nog geen reviews
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Bindwijze : Hardcover
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
De prijs van dit product is 22 euro en 99 cent.
Uiterlijk 19 juni in huis
Verkoop door bol
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door bol
  • Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
  • Dag en nacht klantenservice