Bridging Two Worlds

The ascent of China and India may well be the defining political story of the twenty-first century. This collection asks how the foreign policies of both countries might evolve, how they ought to evolve, and what each nation could take from the other's traditions. Its contributors, a group of specialists in the field, examine influential political thinkers from these two ancient civilizations. Their theories about relations between states still shape how people debate the subject today.

The volume is the first to compare, in a systematic way, the ancient ideas about international politics developed in China and India. It will interest readers who want to understand the growth of these two countries and what that growth may mean for the rest of the world. A free open access ebook will be available upon publication.