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- Title
"More American than America": Mimetic Theory and the East Asia-United States Rivalries.
- Authors
Packer, Matthew J.
- Abstract
The article talks about the rivalries between the East Asian countries and the U.S. and the context of philosopher René Girard's mimetic theory in it. Topics discussed include the rivalry between China and the U.S. and China's emulation of the U.S.; the regional rivalries in East Asia, such as China's tensions with Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines over the South China Sea; and the history of the rivalry between the U.S. and Japan.
- Subjects
EAST Asia-United States relations; STRATEGIC rivalries (International relations); IMITATIVE behavior; GIRARD, Rene, 1923-2015; CHINA-United States relations; JAPAN-United States relations
- Publication
Contagion: Journal of Violence, Mimesis & Culture, 2018, Vol 25, p9
- ISSN
1075-7201
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14321/contagion.25.2018.0009