Steve Chan is professor of political science at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He has written seven books and numerous articles on East Asian and international political economy and is the author of a leading international relations textbook. His articles have appeared in leading journals such as the American Political Science Review, International Studies Quarterly, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and World Politics. He was a Fulbright scholar in Taiwan and Singapore and a recipient of the Karl W. Deutsch Award of the International Studies Association. The first edition of this book received Choice’s Outstanding Book Award in 1991.

• Preface and Acknowledgments -- The Dawning of a Pacific Century -- East Meets West: Historical Background and Cultural Legacies -- Convergent Goals, Divergent Conduct -- Virtuous Cycle or Deleterious Feedback? -- Looking Forward: Alternative Futures -- Discussion Questions