China and Russia : four centuries of conflict and concord / Philip Snow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snow, Philip, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic relations.

China--Foreign relations--Russia.

China.

China--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Russia--Foreign relations--China.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (648 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2023]

Summary:

A compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present Russia and China, the largest and most populous countries in the world, respectively, have maintained a delicate relationship for four centuries. In addition to a four-thousand-kilometer border, they have periodically shared a common outlook on political and economic affairs. But they are, in essence, profoundly different polities and cultures, and their intermittent alliances have proven difficult and at times even volatile. Philip Snow provides a full account of the relationship between these two global giants. Looking at politics, religion, economics, and culture, Snow uncovers the deep roots of the two nations’ alignment. We see the shifts in the balance of power, from the wealth and strength of early Qing China to the Tsarist and Soviet ascendancies, and episodes of intense conflict followed by harmony. He looks too at the experiences and opinions of ordinary people, which often vastly differed from those of their governments, and considers how long the countries’ current amicable relationship might endure.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS

NOTE ON NAMES AND ROMANISATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Maps

1. WORLDS IN COLLISION

2. THE GREAT EQUILIBRIUM

3. THE TSARIST SUPREMACY

4. LIGHT HOUSE OF THE MIND'S SEA

5. STRATEGY IS KING

PLATES

6. REBELLION

7. CONFRONTATION

8. EQUILIBRIUM RESTORED?

NOTES

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Snow, Philip China and Russia

ISBN:

9780300271799

OCLC:

1380730024