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100 1 _aKAPLAN Robert D.
245 _aAsia's cauldron:
_bthe South China Sea and the end of a stable Pacific /
_cRobert D. Kaplan.
260 _aNew York :
_bRandom House,
_c2014.
300 _axxi, 225 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
520 _aOver the last decade, the center of world power has been quietly shifting from Europe to Asia. With oil reserves of several billion barrels, an estimated nine hundred trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and several centuries' worth of competing territorial claims, the South China Sea in particular is a simmering pot of potential conflict.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 _aPACIFIC AREA
_x FOREIGN RELATIONS
650 _aPACIFIC AREA
_x POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aSOUTH CHINA SEA
_x INTERNATIONAL STATUS
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