Triangles, Symbols, and Constraints - The United States, Soviet Union, People s Republic of China, 1963

Informationen zum Autor By Charles Dobbs Klappentext This book discusses dramatic power struggles within and between the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, and the United States of America during Lyndon Johnson's presidency. This book explains Johnson's goals for easing Cold War tensions and how his best intentions fell prey to triangles, symbols, and constraints. Zusammenfassung This book discusses dramatic power struggles within and between the Soviet Union! the People's Republic of China! and the United States of America during Lyndon Johnson's presidency. This book explains Johnson's goals for easing Cold War tensions and how his best intentions fell prey to triangles! symbols! and constraints. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1. The World that Lyndon Johnson Inherited Chapter 3 2. How the Great Powers Viewed that World Chapter 4 3. Beijing Gains; Krushchev Falls Chapter 5 4. The Sino-Soviet Split and the Superpower Triangle Chapter 6 5. The Vietnam War and the Strategic Triangle Chapter 7 6. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Chapter 8 7. The USS Pueblo, Tet, and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Chapter 9 8. Czechoslovakia and the U.S. Presidential Election Chapter 10 Conclusion Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index

Product details

• Authors: Charles Dobbs, Charles III Dobbs, Charles M. Dobbs
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2009
• EAN: 9780761849995
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-4999-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, military history, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Asia / China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, Political science & theory, Asian History, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government, Central government, HISTORY / Russia / General