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China Confidential
Nancy Bernkopf . Ed(S): Tucker
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Description for China Confidential
Paperback. Tucker has assembled a range of interviews with key figures in the history of Sino-American diplomacy. Among the many topics addressed are the Korean War, Nixon's historic trip to China, the Vietnam War, Tiananmen Square, Taiwan, and Tibet. Editor(s): Tucker, Nancy Bernkopf. Num Pages: 638 pages, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
In the past sixty years, relations between China and the United States have fluctuated wildly. Such divisive issues as human rights, the future of Tibet and Taiwan, trade imbalances, and illegal immigration have fueled intense debate over how the United States should deal with the most populous nation in the world. Nancy Bernkopf Tucker brings together a wide range of interviews on these and other issues, recorded by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, with key players in the making and execution of U.S. policy towards China since World War II. Historical events usch as Nixon's trip to ... Read more
In the past sixty years, relations between China and the United States have fluctuated wildly. Such divisive issues as human rights, the future of Tibet and Taiwan, trade imbalances, and illegal immigration have fueled intense debate over how the United States should deal with the most populous nation in the world. Nancy Bernkopf Tucker brings together a wide range of interviews on these and other issues, recorded by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, with key players in the making and execution of U.S. policy towards China since World War II. Historical events usch as Nixon's trip to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
638
Condition
New
Number of Pages
638
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231106313
SKU
V9780231106313
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Ref
99-15
About Nancy Bernkopf . Ed(S): Tucker
Nancy Bernkopf Tucker is professor of history at Georgetown University and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. She is one of the nation's leading authorities on Sino-American relations and the author of Patterns in the Dust and Uncertain Friendships: Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States, winner of the Bernath Prize of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. ... Read more
Reviews for China Confidential
These recollections... greatly enhance our knowledge and appreciation of professional diplomats who devoted-and sometimes sacrificed-their careers to the pursuit of constructive relations between the United States and China. The China Journal A coherent and informative insider's view of a half century of Sino-American relations... Veteran China watchers will enjoy the stories of people who for many were old friends, and ... Read more