China, the United States and the Soviet Union - Tripolarity and Policy Making in the Cold War

This text considers the importance of various factors which influenced the policies of each country during the Cold War including strategic considerations, domestic politics and ideology.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Robert S. Ross, Herbert J. Ellison; Part 1 China; Chapter 2 The Significance of Tripolarity in China's Policy Toward the United States Since 1972, Michael B. Yahuda; Chapter 3 The Strategic Triangle and China's Soviet Policy, Chi Su; Part 2 The Soviet Union; Chapter 4 Sino-Soviet Relations: The American Factor, Robert Legvold; Chapter 5 Soviet-Chinese Relations: The Experience of Two Decades, Herbert J. Ellison; Part 3 The United States; Chapter 6 U.S. Policy Toward the Soviet Union, 1970-90: The Impact of China, Stephen Sestanovich; Chapter 7 U.S. Policy Toward China: The Strategic Context and the Policy-Making Process, Robert S. Ross; Chapter 8 Conclusion: Tripolarity and Policy Making, Robert S. Ross;

About the author

Robert S. Ross, Herbert J. Ellison, Robert Legvold, Stephen Sestanovich, Chi Su, Michael B. Yahuda

Product details

• Authors: Robert S. Ross, Ross Robert S.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.1993
• EAN: 9781563242533
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-253-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, China, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Asian History, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government policies, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Central government policies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era