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UNINA9910808707403321 |
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Autore |
Ali S. Mahmud <1952-> |
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Titolo |
US-China Cold War collaboration, 1971-1989 / / S. Mahmud Ali |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-24581-5 |
1-281-15800-3 |
9786611158002 |
0-203-00429-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (294 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; ; 31 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cold War - Diplomatic history |
United States Foreign relations China |
China Foreign relations United States |
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-271) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Half Title: US-China Cold War Collaboration, 1971-1989; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; LIst of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Prologue; 2 Gathering momentum; 3 A new beginning; 4 A hyperactive interregnum; 5 Consolidation amid fluidity; 6 Building China's national power; 7 The Afghan war; 8 The Soviet denouement; 9 Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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After more than four decades the Cold War ended with the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union. Almost simultaneously China emerged as the new potential disruptor of international stability, with Beijing replacing Moscow as the key source of Western insecurity. Drawing upon extensive primary resources, Ali questions the logic behind this perception, reflected both in popular and academic literature. Disclosing hitherto unknown aspects of the Soviet Union's disintegration, the text reveals a secret strategic alliance between the USA and China during the Cold War's final decades. Present |
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