Recasting the Imperial Far East: Britain and America in China, 1945-50

by Lanxin Xiang

Overview

Attempts to shed new light on the Anglo-American rivalry in China in the period between the defeat of Japan and the triumph of the Chinese Communists. This study contends that the USSR was not a major factor in the dispute.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563244605
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/28/1995
Series:	Studies on Modern China
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The “Strong China” Controversy; Chapter 2 The Japanese Surrender; Chapter 3 The Marshall Mission; Chapter 4 China Disintegrating?; Chapter 5 A “Chinese Tito”?; Chapter 6 Open Split; Chapter 7 The Korean War; concl Concluding Remarks;

Editorial Reviews

Examines the rivalry between the US and Britain over China between World War II and the Korean War, a link that has been neglected by scholars distracted by the dominant theme of the Cold War. Finds that the two governments did not collaborate in any significant manner, that the succession from one imperial power to another was not particularly friendly, that the British considered the US fetish for antagonizing Mao Tse Tung misguided and dangerous, that the US missed its chance to consolidate power in the region and began the slide to Viet Nam in 1950, and that Britain had no choice by then but to tie their wagon to the wayward US in order to salvage the remnants of British imperial spoil. Paper edition (unseen), $25. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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