"The book is based on a very rich trove of recent, original research that will interest area specialists. At the same time, it makes a very interesting and innovative argument that scholars of globalization, democratization, and political development will want to read . . . the theoretical argument is original, thought-provoking, well-argued, and interesting, and offers a very pointed challenge to conventional wisdom. The way Lynch talks about China is brilliant."
Shelley Rigger
Davidson College
"(The book) is magisterial. Because it encompasses so much and challenges so much, its theses will be debated. The book will prod people to do review essays and hold symposia. In short, it is a very important work. This is superb scholarship."
Edward Friedman
University of Wisconsin-Madison
"...significant and clearly articulated..."
Library Journal "Lynch's theoretical framework provides a new perspective on the variable of global culture; his arguments are likely to inspire much debate and reflection in policy making and scholarly circles."
Taiwan Journal of Democracy "In Rising China, Lynch has fashioned a masterful intellectual work. The book is substantively and intellectually rich
at times exuberantly so...Rising China should establish Lynch as one of the major scholars in contemporary US-China relations." – International Studies Review