Mao's China and the Cold War

(Part of the The New Cold War History Series and New Cold War History Series)

by Chen Jian and Jian Chen

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This comprehensive study of China's Cold War experience reveals the crucial role Beijing played in shaping the orientation of the global Cold War and the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The success of China's Communist revolution in 1949 set the stage, Chen says. The Korean War, the Taiwan Strait crises, and the Vietnam War--all of which involved China as a central actor--represented the only major "hot" conflicts...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807849324

ISBN13:9780807849323

Release Date:June 2001

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:416 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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Arms Control Asia China History International & World Politics International Relations Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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