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At the beginning of the twenty-first century, China is poised to become a major global power. And though much has been written of China's rise, a crucial aspect of this transformation has gone largely unnoticed: the way that China is using soft power to appeal to its neighbors and to distant countries alike.This book is the first to examine the significance of China's recent reliance on soft power—diplomacy, trade incentives, cultural and educational exchange opportunities, and other techniques—to project a benign national image, position itself as a model of social and economic success, and develop stronger international alliances. Drawing on years of experience tracking China's policies in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Joshua Kurlantzick reveals how China has wooed the world with a'charm offensive'that has largely escaped the attention of American policy makers.Beijing's new diplomacy has altered the political landscape in Southeast Asia and far beyond, changing the dynamics of China's relationships with other countries. China also has worked to take advantage of American policy mistakes, Kurlantzick contends. In a provocative conclusion, he considers a future in which China may be the first nation since the Soviet Union to rival the United States in international influence.

Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East --- History & Archaeology --- East Asia --- International relations. --- China --- Relations. --- Coexistence --- Foreign affairs --- Foreign policy --- Foreign relations --- Global governance --- Interdependence of nations --- International affairs --- Peaceful coexistence --- World order --- Relations --- National security --- Sovereignty --- World politics

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The late 7th and 6th centuries B.C. were a period of tremendous upheaval and change in ancient western Asia, marked by the destruction of the Assyrian Empire, the rise and collapse of the Neo-Babylonian state, and the stunning ascent of what was to become the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest polity the world had yet seen. Of the major cultural entities involved in these far-reaching events, Elam has long remained the least understood. The essays contained in this book are part of a continuing reassessment of the nature and significance of Elam in the early 1st millennium B.C., with a focus on the relationship between “Elamite” culture of the Neo-Elamite period and the emerging “Persian” culture in southwestern Iran in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C.The conception of this volume goes back to the 2003 meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where two sessions were dedicated to the rich cultural heritage of ancient Iran. It was also the first time that Iranian archaeology was represented at ASOR since the Iranian Revolution. This volume contains 14 contributions by leading scholars in the discipline, organized into 3 sections: archaeology, texts, and images (art history).The volume is richly illustrated with more than 200 drawings and photographs.

Philology --- Art, Elamite --- Art, Iranian --- History --- Elam --- Fars (Iran) --- Civilization --- Antiquities --- Relations --- Art élamite --- Art iranien --- Fars (Iran : Ostan) --- Fārs (Iran) --- Art, Elamite -- History -- Congresses. --- Art, Iranian -- Iran -- Fārs -- History -- Congresses. --- Elam -- Antiquities -- Congresses. --- Elam -- Civilization -- Congresses. --- Elam -- Relations -- Iran -- Fārs -- Congresses. --- Fārs (Iran) -- Antiquities -- Congresses. --- Philology -- Elam -- History -- Congresses. --- Philology -- Iran -- Fārs -- History -- Congresses. --- Art élamite --- Fārs (Iran) --- Fārs (Iran : Ostān) --- Philologie --- Congresses --- Histoire --- Congrès --- Civilisation --- Antiquités --- Iranian art --- Elamite art --- Fars --- Ustān-i Fārs (Iran) --- Fars (Iran : Province) --- Fars Province (Iran) --- فارس (ايران) --- Susiana --- Elimais --- Elamtu --- Elymaide --- Elamite --- Eilam --- Congresses. --- History. --- Philology. --- International relations. --- Civilization. --- Art, Iranian. --- Art, Elamite. --- Antiquities. --- Archaeological specimens --- Artefacts (Antiquities) --- Artifacts (Antiquities) --- Specimens, Archaeological --- Material culture --- Archaeology --- Barbarism --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Culture --- World Decade for Cultural Development, 1988-1997 --- Coexistence --- Foreign affairs --- Foreign policy --- Foreign relations --- Global governance --- Interdependence of nations --- International affairs --- Peaceful coexistence --- World order --- National security --- Sovereignty --- World politics --- Middle East --- Iran --- República Islâmica do Irã --- Irã --- Persia --- Northern Tier --- Islamic Republic of Iran --- Jumhūrī-i Islāmī-i Īrān --- I-lang --- Paras-Iran --- Paras --- Persia-Iran --- I.R.A. --- Islamische Republik Iran --- Islamskai︠a︡ Respublika Iran --- I.R.I. --- IRI --- ايران --- جمهورى اسلامى ايران --- Êran --- Komarî Îslamî Êran --- Orient --- Asia, South West --- Asia, Southwest --- Asia, West --- Asia, Western --- East (Middle East) --- Eastern Mediterranean --- Fertile Crescent --- Levant --- Mediterranean Region, Eastern --- Mideast --- Near East --- Northern Tier (Middle East) --- South West Asia --- Southwest Asia --- West Asia --- Western Asia --- Philology - Elam - History - Congresses --- Art, Elamite - History - Congresses --- Philology - Iran - Fars - History - Congresses --- Art, Iranian - Iran - Fars - History - Congresses --- Elam - Civilization - Congresses --- Elam - Antiquities - Congresses --- Fars (Iran) - Civilization - Congresses --- Fars (Iran) - Antiquities - Congresses --- Elam - Relations - Iran - Fars - Congresses --- Fars (Iran) - Relations - Elam - Congresses