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200 10$aPiercing the bamboo curtain$b[electronic resource] $etentative bridge-building to China during the Johnson years /$fMichael Lumbers
210   $aManchester, U.K. ;$aNew York $cManchester University Press$dc2008
215   $a1 online resource (297 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 260-273) and index.
327   $aStaying firm : John F. Kennedy's China policy, 1961-63 -- Holes in the dam : French recognition and the Chinese nuclear test, 1963-64 -- In Vietnam's shadow : the reaffirmation of US China policy, 1964-65 -- The irony of Vietnam : the emergence of a two-pronged China policy, 1965-66 - Bridge-building in limbo : the impact of the Cultural Revolution, 1966-67 -- Testing the waters : an aborted policy review and closing moves, 1968-69.
330   $aThis is the first comprehensive study of U.S. policy toward China during the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, a critical phase of the Cold War immediately preceding the dramatic Sino-American rapprochement of the early 1970's. Based on a wide array of recently declassified government documents, this study challenges the popular view that Johnson's approach to China was marked by stagnation and sterility, exploring the administration's relationship to both the Vietnam War and the Cultural Revolution. By documenting Johnson's contributions to the decision-making process Lumbers offers a new perspective...
606   $aHISTORY / Asia / China$2bisacsh
607   $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zChina
607   $aChina$xForeign relations$zUnited States
607   $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1961-1963
607   $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1963-1969
607   $aChina$xForeign relations$y1949-1976
607   $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1961-1963
607   $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1963-1969
610   $aChina.
610   $aCold War.
610   $aCultural Revolution.
610   $aLyndon Johnson.
610   $aSino-American rapprochement.
610   $aUS policy.
610   $aVietnam War.
610   $adeclassified government documents.
610   $aearly 1970s.
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