Bridging Two Worlds : Comparing Classical Political Thought and Statecraft in India and China

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Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. The rise of China and India could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century.

What will the foreign policies of China and India look like in the future?

What should they look like? And what can each country learn from the other? Bridging Two Worlds gathers a coterie of experts in the field, analyzing profound political thinkers from these ancient regions whose theories of interstate relations set the terms for the debates today.

This volume is the first work that systematically compares ancient thoughts and theories about international politics between China and India.

It is essential reading for anyone interested in the growth of China and India and what it will mean for the rest of the world.