Mao and the Sinosoviet Partnership, 19451959 - A New History

This study examines the Sino-Soviet alliance from the end of the World War II through 1959, when the alliance ended as a result of foreign and domestic policies. It reevaluates the history of this alliance and offers the first comprehensive account of it from a Chinese perspective.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Political and Economic Foundations, 1945-1949
Chapter 2: Conflicts of Interest and the Creation of Alliance Treaty, 1949-1950
Chapter 3: Differences and Cooperation during the Korean War, 1950-1953
Chapter 4: Khrushchev's China Policy and the Honeymoon, 1954-1956
Chapter 5: The 20th Soviet Party Congress and the CCP's Eighth Congress, 1956
Chapter 6: The Hungarian Crisis and the CCP's Political Support to the Soviets, 1956-1957
Chapter 7: The Soviet Aid and Restrictions to China's Nuclear Weapons Program, 1954-1960
Chapter 8: Mao, Khrushchev and the Moscow Conference, 1957
Chapter 9: Effects of the Great Leap Forward, the People's Commune Movement and Disagreements over Domestic Policies, 1957-1959
Chapter 10: The Bombardment of Jinmen, the Sino-Indian Border Conflicts and Disagreements over Foreign Policies, 1958-1959

About the author

By Zhihua Shen and Yafeng Xia

Summary

This study examines the Sino-Soviet alliance from the end of the World War II through 1959, when the alliance ended as a result of foreign and domestic policies. It reevaluates the history of this alliance and offers the first comprehensive account of it from a Chinese perspective.

Product details

• Authors: Zhihua Shen, Zhihua Xia Shen, Shen Zhihua, Yafeng Xia, Xia Yafeng
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.03.2017
• EAN: 9781498511711
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1171-1
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: The Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series; The Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; China, Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, International Relations, c 1950 to c 1959, Asian History, C 1945 To C 1960, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era, Chinese History;Cold War;Mao Zedong;Sino-Soviet Alliance