A great wall : six presidents and China : an investigative history / Patrick Tyler.
A great wall : six presidents and China : an investigative history / Patrick Tyler.
A great wall : six presidents and China : an investigative history / Patrick Tyler.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, c1999.
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N327.73051/49
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 476 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Prologue: The Risk of War ... -- The Taiwan Crisis -- The Sino-Soviet Border: 1969 -- Nixon: The Opening ... -- Ford: Estrangement - "I smile bitterly ..." -- Carter: Fulfillment - "The president has made up his mind ..." -- Reagan: ... and Taiwan -- Bush: ... and Tiananmen -- Clinton: The Butchers...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, c1999.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In a Great Wall, former New York Times Beijing Bureau Chief Patrick Tyler brings to life the critical and often tense relationship between the world's most populous nation and the world's most powerful."--BOOK JACKET. "Beginning on a frozen piece of wasteland on the U.S.S.R.-China border in 1969, Tyler carries us forward to 1999 when the Chinese s...
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A great wall : six presidents and China : an investigative history / Patrick Tyler.
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Notes
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"A Century Foundation book."
Map of China and surrounding countries on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-459) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1999.
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N327.73051/49
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74VvWMKb7wKZ
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ISBN
1586480057 (pbk.)
9781891620379
1891620371
9781891620379 :
1891620371 :
9781586480059 (pbk.)
DDC
327.73051
MMS ID
991011895809702626
