Mao and the Sino-Soviet split, 1959-1973 : a new history / Danhui Li and Yafeng Xia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, Danhui, 1954- author.

Xia, Yafeng, 1965- author.

Series:

Harvard Cold War studies book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

China.

International relations.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--China.

Communism--China--History--20th century.

Communism.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 325 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]

Summary:

"This study provides a comprehensive examination of the breaking of political relations between China and the Soviet Union. Based on archival materials from several countries--particularly China--the authors analyze the split from 1959, when visible cracks in the relationship appeared, to China's foreign policy shift toward the United States in 1973"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Open struggles and temporary truce, 1959-1961

The collapse of party relations and the deterioration of state relations, October 1961 to July 1964

Mao's changing perception of internal disturbances and external threats, from mid-1963 to the end of 1964

The East Asian communist parties and the Sino-Soviet split, 1964-1965

The schism of the international communist movement and the collapse of the alliance, 1965

The breakdown of state relations and Sino-Soviet military confrontations, 1966-1973

Epilogue : the causes of the breakdown and its consequences.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Li, Danhui, 1954- author. Mao and the Sino-Soviet split, 1959-1973

ISBN:

9781498511667

149851166X

OCLC:

1035294474