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Neither war nor preparations for war were the cause or effect of state formation in East Asia. Instead, emulation of China—the hegemon with a civilizational i

Argues that states formed in East Asia a thousand years earlier than in Europe, emulating China rather than competing with it.

There is a common belief that the system of sovereign territorial states and the roots of liberal democracy are unique to European civilization and alien to non

Honorable Mention, 2024 T.V. Paul Best Book in Global International Relations, Global International Relations Section, International Studies Association Convent

This book brings together a range of studies that aim at illustrating the ideas, institutions, historical patterns, and contemporary relevance of the social-pol