TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hayton,Bill
TI  - The South China Sea: the struggle for power in Asia 
SN  - 9780300186833 (hardcover)
AV  - 408 DS 525.8 H426s 2014
U1  - 341.450916472 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Law of the sea
KW  - South China Sea
KW  - Sea control
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Derecho marítimo internacional
KW  - Mar de la China Meridional
KW  - Derecho marítimo
KW  - Mar de China Meridional
KW  - Control marítimo
KW  - Aspectos políticos
KW  - Mar de China
KW  - International status
KW  - Estatus internacional
KW  - Strategic aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-288) and index; Wrecks and wrongs : prehistory to 1500 -- Maps and lines : 1500 to 1948 -- Danger and mischief : 1946 to 1995 -- Rocks and other hard places : the South China Sea and international law -- Something and nothing : oil and gas in the South China Sea -- Drums and symbols : nationalism -- Ants and elephants : diplomacy -- Shaping the battlefield : military matters -- Cooperation and its opposites : resolving the disputes
N2  - China's rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing's back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive experience in the region, examines the high stakes involved for rival nations that include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, the Philippines, and China, as well as the United States, Russia, and others. Hayton also lays out the daunting obstacles that stand in the way of peaceful resolution
UR  - http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=43189
ER  -