Harmony and War

Yuan-kang Wang is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Western Michigan University. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago and has received fellowships from Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies.

• List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface 1. Confucian Strategic Culture and the Puzzle 2. Culture and Strategic Choice 3. The Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) 4. The Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) 5. The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) 6. The Ming Tribute System 7. Chinese Power Politics in the Age of U.S. Unipolarity Notes Glossary: Chinese Terms Bibliography Index

a necessary read for those concerned with the issue of cultural versus strategic realism and Chinese strategic culture...highly recommended. Choice Wang's book provides an accessible, historically well-informed and methodologicallywell-constructed account of an important phenomenon of Chinese history. -- Aleksandra Kubat China Quarterly ...a must-read for those who are interested in Chinese power politics and strategic culture. -- Julia Dinh T.H.L. Asian Politics and Policy Yuan-kang Wang's Harmony and War is the most important and well-conceived application of structural realist theory to Chinese foreign policy (past and present) to date. -- Gregory J. Moore Journal of Chinese Political Science