A Misunderstood Friendship : Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, and Sino-North Korean Relations, 1949-1976 /

Leading diplomatic historians Zhihua Shen and Yafeng Xia draw on previously untapped primary source materials to offer a unique account of the China-North Korean relationship, uncovering tensions and rivalries that shed new light on the ties between these two communist East Asian nations.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shen, Zhihua, 1950-
Other Authors: Xia, Yafeng, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Edition:Revised and corrected edition.
Series:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
Subjects:
1900-1999
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Diplomatic relations
China > Foreign relations > Korea (North)
Korea (North) > Foreign relations > China.
China > Foreign relations > 1949-1976.
Korea (North) > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Chine > Relations extérieures > Corée du Nord.
Chine > Relations extérieures > 1949-1976.
China
Korea (North)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Refuting a Historical Myth
  • 1. Victory and Expansion of the Revolution in China and North Korea, 1945-1950
  • 2. Sharp Contradictions Among the Leadership, 1950-1953
  • 3. Chinese Economic Aid and Kim's Juche Idea, 1953-1956
  • 4. Mao's Policy of Mollification, 1957-1960
  • 5. North Korea's Balancing Act, 1961-1965
  • 6. The Lowest Ebb, 1966-1969
  • 7. China's Last Ally, 1970-1976
  • Epilogue: China and North Korea in the Era of Deng Xiaoping
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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