China and the World Since 1945 - An International History

Now in its second edition, China and the World since 1945 offers an accessible introduction to China's foreign policy and diplomatic history across a broad chronology.

List of contents

Introduction: history, ideology, and identity 1. The Chinese Civil War and European Cold War, 1945-9 2. The Sino-Soviet Alliance and the Korean War, 1950-3 3. Peaceful coexistence and assertive nationalism, 1954-7 4. Ideological radicalization and the Sino-Soviet split, 1958-64 5. The Vietnam War and Cultural Revolution diplomacy, 1965-8 6. Sino-Soviet Border War and Sino-American Rapprochement, 1969-72 7. Mao's last diplomatic struggle and anti-hegemony, 1972-8 8. Post-Mao economic reform and independent foreign policy, 1979-89 9. Post-Cold War challenges and multilateral diplomacy, 1990s 10. The rise of China and globalization, 2000s 11. Xi Jinping's China and the New Cold War Conclusion

About the author

Chi-kwan Mark is Senior Lecturer in International History at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author of Hong Kong and the Cold War: Anglo-American Relations, 1949-1957 (2004), The Everyday Cold War: Britain and China, 1950-1972 (2017), and Decolonisation in the Age of Globalisation: Britain, China and Hong Kong, 1979-89 (2023).

Summary

Now in its second edition, China and the World since 1945 offers an accessible introduction to China’s foreign policy and diplomatic history across a broad chronology.

Product details

• Authors: Chi-kwan Mark, Chi-Kwan (Royal Holloway Mark
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032713410
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3271341-0
• No. of pages: 158
• Series: The Making of the Contemporary World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; China, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, HISTORY / Asia / China, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Asian History, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General