This psychological interpretation of Chinese diplomatic history considers both the universal psychocultural processes and the uniqueness of China as a nation. It also attempts to establish some interaction between social science and Sinology, and examines face saving behaviour by Chinese statesmen. The author sees the concepts of self-worth and face saving as central to a psychological study of Chinese foreign policy. He believes these concepts are rooted in the cultural elements of Confucianism, Taoism and Marxism, and that the spirit of Chinese diplomacy lies in the pretension that the world can be made right.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Basingstoke
Großbritannien
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
tables, figures, notes, bibliography, glossary, index
Maße
Höhe: 222 mm
Breite: 145 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-333-51155-8 (9780333511558)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Perspectives on Chinese foreign policy behaviour; self, culture, and drama of foreign policy - a cybernetic metaphor; Chinese psychoculture and foreign policy motivation; face diplomacy - leaders and norms in foreign policy making; the changing national self-images in Chinese diplomatic history; the national self-images actualized - organization in Chinese diplomacy; the national self-images demonstrated - force in Chinese diplomacy.
