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Books: Dynamics of Asia's 'new cold war' revealed
CARLOS MARTINEZ recommends an expert analysis of US attempts to thwart China's rise as a global power
WILL STONE enjoys a set by an artist too eclectic to be pigeonholed
RUTH AYLETT reviews two collections of outright political poetry
The book feels like a writer working within his limits and not breaking any new ground, believes KEN COCKBURN
PRAGYA AGARWAL recommends a collection of drawings that explore the relation of indigenous people to the land in south Asia, Africa and the Caribbean
CHRIS SEALE speaks to Palestinian sound artist BINT MBAREH
MARY CONWAY applauds a brave and timely two hander that explores the difference between intimacy and abuse
The US vs China: Asia’s New Cold War?
by Jude Woodward
(Manchester University Press, £22.50)
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