China''s Cold War Science Diplomacy

The first comprehensive study of the history of the Chinese Communist Party's science diplomacy. Based on a wide range of archival research, including material from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Barrett provides new insights into the actors, organisations, and networks underpinning Chinese international scientific outreach in the Mao Era.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Note on the text; List of key abbreviations; Introduction; 1. A Scientific United Front at Home and Abroad: Chinese Communist Party-Aligned Science Organisations and the World Federation of Scientific Workers, 1946-1956; 2. Between Pugwash and the party-state: Scientists, agency, and transnational activism in the early Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, 1955-1960; 3. 'Friends and comrades, we fight against imperialism': The radical evolution of China's science diplomacy, 1960-1968; 4. Linking the local, national, and international: Scientific organisations and foreign affairs in the 'Peking Science Symposium' conferences, 1964-1966; 5. A spectrum of propaganda and scientific exchange: British socialist scientists and 'New China'; Conclusion: Situating scientists in China's foreign relations; Select bibliography; Index.

About the author

Gordon Barrett is Departmental Lecturer in Modern Chinese History and Politics at University of Oxford.

Product details

• Authors: Gordon Barrett, Gordon (University of Oxford) Barrett
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9781108948401
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94840-1
• No. of pages: 272
• 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, HISTORY / Asia / General, International Relations, Asian History