{"product_id":"china-as-number-one-the-emerging-values-of-a-rising-power-9780472056354","title":"China as Number One?: The Emerging Values of a Rising Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most significant global events in the last forty years has been the rise of China-- economically, technologically, politically, and militarily. The question on people's minds for decades has been whether China will replace the United States as a superpower in the near future. But for China, this power must be comprehensive -- having strong economic and militant forces are only two pieces of the puzzle. China must also possess soft power, such as attractive ideologies, values, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChina as Number One? \u003c\/i\u003eexplores China's soft powers through the eyes of Chinese citizens. Utilizing data from the World Values Survey, the contributors to this collection analyze the potential soft power of a rising China by examining its residents' social values. A comprehensive study of changes and continuities in the political and social values of Chinese citizens, the book examines findings in the context of evolutionary modernization theory and cross-national comparison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYang Zhong\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald F. Inglehart\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Michigan. In his lifetime, Inglehart published over 400 peer-reviewed articles and fourteen authored or co-authored books. \u003ci\u003eChina as Number One?\u003c\/i\u003e is his final book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50522371031314,"sku":"9780472056354","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a92f23c0-4579-45e6-afa3-c298875f8757.jpg?v=1731115785","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/china-as-number-one-the-emerging-values-of-a-rising-power-9780472056354","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}