| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 289 pages) |
| Contents |
List of Maps; Preface; PART I; China:Threat or Threatened?; The PRC's Approachto Territorial Issues; PART II; The Pre-histories of the Sino-indian Border Disputes; The "Chinese Aggression"of 1962; China's India War; TheHenderson Brooks ReportAn Introduction; Whose Tawang?; Fifty Years of Folly; How to Settlethe Sino-Indian Borders; PART III; Russia and China; The Chinese Account of the Zhenbao Fighting; Why the Russians Lifted the Blockade at Bear Island; How the Sino-RussianBoundary Conflictwas Finally Settled; PART IV; The Sino-BritishConfrontation OverHong Kong; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Summary |
This diverse collection of papers ranges from full historical accounts to sharp battle-field reports, from Mao Zedung's musings on war to the machinations of wily British politicians bent on breaking their word. The study of China's dealings with border problems through the centuries shows imperial aggressions, bluff and deceit, cartographic trickery, diplomatic forgeries, wilful follies and stubborn refusal to correct mistaken policies. There is, however, a brighter side too, with an occasio .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Border security -- China -- History
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International relations.
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General studies.
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Military history: post WW2 conflicts.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Border security
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Diplomatic relations
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Grenzkonflikt
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Politics and Government.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Foreign relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024025
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China -- History, Military.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86001944
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China
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China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443862462 |
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1443862460 |
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130690708X |
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9781306907088 |
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