The Sino-Soviet split : Cold War in the communist world / Lorenz M. Luthi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lüthi, Lorenz M., 1970-

Series:

Princeton studies in international history and politics.

Princeton studies in international history and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--History--20th century.

Communism.

China--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

China.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--China.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Other Title:

Cold War in the communist world

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A decade after the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China established their formidable alliance in 1950, escalating public disagreements between them broke the international communist movement apart. In The Sino-Soviet Split, Lorenz Lüthi tells the story of this rupture, which became one of the defining events of the Cold War. Identifying the primary role of disputes over Marxist-Leninist ideology, Lüthi traces their devastating impact in sowing conflict between the two nations in the areas of economic development, party relations, and foreign policy. The source of this estrangement was Mao Zedong's ideological radicalization at a time when Soviet leaders, mainly Nikita Khrushchev, became committed to more pragmatic domestic and foreign policies. Using a wide array of archival and documentary sources from three continents, Lüthi presents a richly detailed account of Sino-Soviet political relations in the 1950's and 1960's. He explores how Sino-Soviet relations were linked to Chinese domestic politics and to Mao's struggles with internal political rivals. Furthermore, Lüthi argues, the Sino-Soviet split had far-reaching consequences for the socialist camp and its connections to the nonaligned movement, the global Cold War, and the Vietnam War. The Sino-Soviet Split provides a meticulous and cogent analysis of a major political fallout between two global powers, opening new areas of research for anyone interested in the history of international relations in the socialist world.

Contents:

Historical background, 1921-1955

The collapse of socialist unity, 1956-1957

Mao's challenges, 1958

Visible cracks, 1959

World revolution and the collapse of economic relations, 1960

Ambiguous truce, 1961-1962

Mao resurgent, 1962-1963

The American factor, 1962-1963

Khrushchev's fall and the collapse of party relations, 1963-1966

Vietnam and the collapse of the military alliance, 1964-1966.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-360) and index.

ISBN:

9786612964756

9781282964754

1282964755

9781400837625

1400837626

OCLC:

705944524