China's borders : settlements and conflicts /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maxwell, Neville, 1926- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2014.
Temas:
Border security > China > History.
Sécurité frontalière > Chine > Histoire.
International relations.
General studies.
Military history: post WW2 conflicts.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Border security
Diplomatic relations
Grenzkonflikt
Politics and Government.
China > Foreign relations.
China > History, Military.
Chine > Relations extérieures.
Chine > Histoire militaire.
China
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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 ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 289 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781443862462
1443862460
130690708X
9781306907088

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