 | ISBN: 978-1-58826-360-5 $58.00 | |
| ISBN: 978-1-58826-385-8 $25.00 | ||
| 2005/255 pages/LC: 2005000411 Also of interest: US Taiwan Strait Policy by Dean P. Chen | ||
Garrison finds that a focus on the internal decisionmaking process is key to understanding both continuity and change in more than three decades of US-China relations. Incorporating interactions at the levels of strategic context, presidential beliefs and leadership style, and bureaucratic politics, she constructs a comprehensive explanation of how China policy was formed in each administration. Her thorough—and engaging—account sheds new light on US foreign policy making in general, as well as on Washington's China policy.
"An excellent book ... one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date studies of U.S.-China relations that I have seen."—Shiping Zheng, Bentley College
"Jean Garrison explores the complex negotiations and machinations that are too often overly simplified in books on U.S. foreign policy. She provides an in-depth account of the political players involved: their goals, their motivations, and their actions."—Thomas Dolan, Columbus State University
"Sophisticated, insightful, and clearly written, this is an important explication of both the structure and the process of U.S. policymaking toward China."—Chen Jian, University of Virginia