China's Failure and the Rise of the West in the Modern Age: A Geopolitical Approach
This paper aims to analyze why Imperial China did not attain world supremacy in modern times comparedto Occidental civilization in the same historical period. First, this study goes through the main bibliographical contributions made by different authors from different perspectives to clarify this q...
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Centro de Estudios Avanzados. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revesint/article/view/37031 |
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| Sumario: | This paper aims to analyze why Imperial China did not attain world supremacy in modern times comparedto Occidental civilization in the same historical period. First, this study goes through the main bibliographical contributions made by different authors from different perspectives to clarify this question. Next, it presents the theoretical framework based on structural realism and neoclassical realism analytic tools. In addition to this, it explains how geopolitics is used to contrast the hypothesis presented. In this respect, it examines how space organization in the international and domestic spheres influenced the historical development of China. The absence of geopolitical fragmentation created a peaceful international environment without any serious threat to China’s security. As a result, there was no stimulus to change inner political structures in order to increase State revenues to invest in military expenditures and boost technological innovation. For this reason, China lagged behind Occidental powers. Nevertheless, western Europe enjoyed high geopolitical fragmentation, which stirred up warfare and political change to strengthen military power,ultimately leading to military revolutions and western world domination. |
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