This is a global history of the Monroe Doctrine through a Chinese lens. Delving deep into the evolution of the Monroe Doctrine's discourse and the spatial politics underpinning it, the book meticulously chronicles and dissects how the doctrine has been interpreted over time within the United States, and explores the diverse ways historical actors in Germany, Japan, and China adapted the Monroe Doctrine's discourse to suit their respective local spatial-political imperatives. In an era marked by the rise of multi-polarization, this work offers invaluable historical insights, enabling readers to better understand the complex dynamics between hegemony and autonomy.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction Monroe Doctrine: the Global Spread of a Concept of Spatial
Politics
1Problems, Approaches and Methods
2The Monroe Doctrine and the Four Levels of Spatial Politics
3Multipolarization and Uncertain Prospects for Global Order
4Conclusion
1 Beyond the Western Hemisphere: the Evolution of American Discourse on the
Monroe Doctrine
1From the Monroe Doctrine to the Wilsonian Doctrine: Continuity or
Discontinuity?
2Returning to Monroe from Wilson?
3Conclusion
2 Katechon in Central Europe? Monroe Doctrine, Großraum and International
Law
1From the 19th Century to the First World War
2The Decay of European Public Law
3The Structural Vulnerability of the Versailles System
4The Großraum Order and the New International Law
5Conclusion
3 Ambiguous Resistance: the Rise of Japans Asiatic Monroe Doctrine
1The Merging of the Concepts of Asianism and Monroe Doctrine
2The First World War and the Vicissitudes of the Japanese Monroe Doctrine
3The Full Flowering of the Japanese Monroe Doctrine
4Conclusion
4 The Rise of Provincial Monroe Doctrine in China
1Fermentation: Three Spatial Aspects of the Monroe Doctrine
2The Development of the Provincial Monroe Doctrine after the 1911
Revolution
3The Decline of the Provincial Monroe Doctrine
4Epilogue
5 The Disenchantment of the Asiatic Monroe Doctrine Discourse
1Liang Qichao: Leader of the Disenchantment
2Sun Yat-sen: Financial Autonomy and Discourse Autonomy
3Chiang Kai-shek: between the US and Japan Monroe Doctrines
4The School of Warring States Strategy: the Prospect of Great Powers
Doctrine
5Li Dazhao: Criticism of the Monroe Doctrine towards the Future
6Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Yongle Zhang received his Ph.D. (2008) from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an associate professor at Peking University, working on legal history, political history, and intellectual history. He has published six monographs in Chinese and is co-editor of The Constitution of Ancient China (2018).
