Piercing The Bamboo Curtain

Author : Michael Lumbers
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1847797202
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Piercing the bamboo curtain written by Michael Lumbers and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of U.S. policy toward China during the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, a critical phase of the Cold War immediately preceding the dramatic Sino-American rapprochement of the early 1970s. Based on a wide array of recently declassified government documents, this study challenges the popular view that Johnson’s approach to China was marked by stagnation and sterility, exploring the administration's relationship to both the Vietnam War and the Cultural Revolution. By documenting Johnson’s contributions to the decision-making process Lumbers offers a new perspective on both his capacity as a foreign policy leader and his role in the further development of the Cold War. A major contribution to our understanding of both Sino-American relations and the Vietnam War, this book will be of great interest to students of the Cold War, U.S. foreign relations, Asian Politics and the Johnson Presidency.

Author : Ian Traill
Publisher : Traillblazer Bookshop
ISBN 13 : 098070720X
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Piercing the Bamboo Curtain written by Ian Traill and published by Traillblazer Bookshop. This book was released on 2009 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the testimony of one man’s life, from his birth, through childhood, his many tribulations, and his calling to be a missionary in China. It also contains a brief historical background in the Appendix, so that you will understand what has made China what she is today. Most importantly, you will see how God moves in His own mysterious ways to bring about His will in the lives of men and nations. By Fred Corlett

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Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Piercing the Bamboo Curtain written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jonathan Colman
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748643281
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foreign Policy of Lyndon B. Johnson written by Jonathan Colman and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A balanced overview of Johnson's policies across a range of theatres and issues. Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency was characterised by domestic successes and vilified interational policies. He presided over the advancement of civil rights and educational reform while escalating the disastrous war in Vietnam. Drawing on recently declassified documents and the latest research, this fresh account looks at Vietnam and beyond to Johnson's relations with Europe, NATO and the rest of the world. Colman contends that, although the war in Vietnam could have been prosecuted more effectively, overall Johnson dealt with the world beyond the borders of the United States very capably. In particular, he dealt with successive challenges to the NATO alliance in a skilled and intelligent manner, leaving it politically stronger when he left office in 1969 than it had been in 1963.

Author : Guolin Yi
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 080717467X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Media and Sino-American Rapprochement, 1963–1972 written by Guolin Yi and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important new cultural study of the Cold War, Guolin Yi’s The Media and Sino-American Rapprochement, 1963–1972 analyzes how the media in both countries shaped public perceptions of the changing relations between China and the United States in the decade prior to Richard Nixon’s visit to Beijing. This book offers the first systematic study of Cankao Xiaoxi (Reference News), an internal Chinese newspaper that carried relatively objective stories the Xinhua News Agency translated from world news media for circulation among Communist cadres. As the main channel for the cadres to learn about the outside world, this newspaper provides a window into China’s evolving foreign policy, including the reception of signals from the Nixon administration. Yi compares this internal communications channel with the public accounts contained in the more widely circulated newspaper People’s Daily, a chief propaganda outlet of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) directed at its own people and China watchers all over the world. A third level of communication emerges in classified CCP instructions and government documents. By approaching the Chinese communication system on three levels—internal, public, and classified—Yi’s analysis demonstrates how people at different positions in the political hierarchy accessed varying types of information, allowing him to chart the development of Beijing’s approach to the U.S. government. In a corresponding analysis of the defining features of American reporting on China, Yi considers the impact of government-media relationships in the United States during the Cold War. Alongside prominent magazines and newspapers, particularly the New York Times and the Washington Post in their differing coverage of key events, Yi discusses television networks, which proved vital for promoting the success of Ping-Pong Diplomacy and the impact of Nixon’s visit in 1972. With its comparative study of news outlets in the two countries, The Media and Sino-American Rapprochement, 1963–1972 presents a thorough and comprehensive perspective on the role of the media in influencing domestic Chinese and American public opinion during a critical decade.

Author : William Waltman Newmann
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 047213308X
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isolation and Engagement written by William Waltman Newmann and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presidents and their advisors consistently seek to improve the management of their foreign policy decision processes. This book analyzes the successes and failures of administrations from Kennedy to Nixon as they sought to strike a balance between the personal style of the president and the need for a strong interagency structure that could systematically evaluate policy options. The narrative focuses on US decision making on China and Taiwan during the crucial era when the United States was considering moving from a policy of isolating China to a policy of engagement, culminating in Nixon’s historic 1972 trip to China. William Waltman Newmann has created an evolution-balance model, tested with case studies focusing on China policy by Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford, showing how the relationships between a president and his advisors change based on the weaknesses or pathologies of the president’s management style. The author’s research is based on declassified archival material from the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford presidential libraries.

Author : Chris Tudda
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807142913
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cold War Turning Point written by Chris Tudda and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2012-05-07 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1972, President Nixon arrived in Beijing for what Chairman Mao Zedong called the "week that changed the world." Using recently declassified sources from American, Chinese, European, and Soviet archives, Chris Tudda's A Cold War Turning Point reveals new details about the relationship forged by the Nixon administration and the Chinese government that dramatically altered the trajectory of the Cold War. Between the years 1969 and 1972, Nixon's national security team actively fostered the U.S. rapprochement with China. Tudda argues that Nixon, in bold opposition to the stance of his predecessors, recognized the mutual benefits of repairing the Sino-U.S. relationship and was determined to establish a partnership with China. Nixon believed that America's relative economic decline, its overextension abroad, and its desire to create a more realistic international framework aligned with China's fear of Soviet military advancement and its eagerness to join the international marketplace. In a contested but calculated move, Nixon gradually eased trade and travel restrictions to China. Mao responded in kind, albeit slowly, by releasing prisoners, inviting the U.S. ping-pong team to Beijing, and secretly hosting Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prior to Nixon's momentous visit. Set in the larger framework of international relations at the peak of the Vietnam War, A Cold War Turning Point is the first book to use the Nixon tapes and Kissinger telephone conversations to illustrate the complexity of early Sino-U.S. relations. Tudda's thorough and illuminating research provides a multi-archival examination of this critical moment in twentieth-century international relations.

Author : Marc J. Selverstone
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444350366
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to John F. Kennedy written by Marc J. Selverstone and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: b”A COMPANION TO JOHN F. KENNEDYA COMPANION TO JOHN F. KENNEDY “Marc J. Selverstone has compiled an indispensable volume of essays on John F. Kennedy and his presidency, written by a stellar cast of scholars. What stands out in sharp relief in this wide-ranging and authoritative book is how consequential were Kennedy’s thousand days for the United States and for the world, and how controversial is his legacy. Fredrik Logevall, Stephen and Madeline Anbinder Professor of History, Cornell University “Marc J. Selverstone has brought together a remarkable group of scholars who illuminate the many important ideas of, and events that occurred during, this brief administration. This book is the best record of the Kennedy years.” Alan Brinkley, Allan Nevins Professor of American History, Columbia University “This collection of talented scholars and their research and thoughts on John F. Kennedy is an invaluable resource: a deeply informed conversation for the ages.’ Richard Reeves, writer, syndicated columnist, and senior lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California

Author : Mitchell B. Lerner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444347470
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Lyndon B. Johnson written by Mitchell B. Lerner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion offers an overview of Lyndon B. Johnson's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the central arguments and scholarly debates from his term in office. Explores the legacy of Johnson and the historical significance of his years as president Covers the full range of topics, from the social and civil rights reforms of the Great Society to the increased American involvement in Vietnam Incorporates the dramatic new evidence that has come to light through the release of around 8,000 phone conversations and meetings that Johnson secretly recorded as President

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Ethics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1072 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Korean Influence Inquiry written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Ethics and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: