{"product_id":"china-and-the-international-astronomical-union-divorce-separation-and-reconciliation-1958-1982-9783031017865","title":"China and the International Astronomical Union: Divorce, Separation and Reconciliation (1958–1982)","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeen from “inside the IAU,” this book tells the in-depth story of a major crisis in which China “divorced” from the International Astronomical Union in 1960  as a protest against the admission of Taiwan. This happened to all the scientific unions at the same time, and to the Olympic Games, which, unexpectedly, would serve as a laboratory for the “reconciliation” which took place following the re-opening of China to the world 20 years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe so-called “China conflict” is the most important crisis in the post-WWII history of the IAU. Yet, many details about this conflict and its links to broader geopolitical events have long remained unsettled, obscure, or altogether absent. In particular, the book describes for the first time the “separation” period, which covered the Cultural Revolution, and in which the IAU made desperate official efforts to reach out to China, while some groups of Western and Chinese astronomers managed to keep contact at times. On the occasion of the IAU Centenary celebrations in 2019, the book revisits this painful succession of events using unpublished documents from the IAU Archives and the International Council of Scientific Unions. The book also contains supplementary typescripts of selected handwritten correspondences and the full translation of key original Chinese documents unknown to readers outside China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a complex and fascinating story of human relations and science diplomacy under the shadow of the Cold War. Readers will learn how the 20-year “China conflict” as lived by astronomers and scientists is important not only for the history of the IAU, but also for the history of contemporary China. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThis book is full of so many original documents of the IAU office, very reliable and good to open to the public readers.\u003c\/i\u003e” \u003ci\u003eShuhua Ye, Shanghai Observatory (IAU Vice-President, 1988-1994)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a companion book to \"Astronomers as Diplomats,\" published at the same time in the same series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The book is informative and well-written in general … . the book, well-sourced and quite readable, serves not only as a solid contribution to the history of the IAU, Chinese astronomy, and Cold War science diplomacy, but also as a timely reminder of how geol-politics can powerfully reshape international scientific interactions.” (Zuoyue Wang, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 26 (3), 2023)​\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Foreword                                                                                                          \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.     Historical background                                                                         \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1. From a World War to the next                                                                   \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2. Historical background in East Asia: Taiwan\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.3. Korea                                           \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.4. Mainland China                                                                                       \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNote on Chinese names                                                                       \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. The divorce\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.1. From Dublin to Moscow: Taiwan appears on the scene                   \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            3.2. The Moscow General Assembly (1958)                                                                 \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            3.3. A Cold War context: the 1960 Winter Olympics in California                     \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            3.4. The new Executive Committee: a highly experienced leadership     \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      3.5. Herstmonceux Castle: the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Executive Committee meeting                     \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      3.6. The IAU Statutes in 1958                                                              \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.7. The proposal by D. Sadler                                                             \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.8. The tumultuous withdrawal of China                                                         \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            3.9. An enigmatic “radioteletype”                                                                    \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            3.10. The 1961 General Assembly at Berkeley: the tortuous path to ratification  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            3.11. New Cold War challenges for the IAU                                         \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4. China vs. Taiwan: a general problem for scientific unions                                  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e                4.1. The International Scientific Unions and China in 1958                                \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            4.2. The aftermath of the “China-Taiwan crisis”: the IAU vs. other unions         \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5. Living in separate worlds\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.1. The “ice age”                                                                               \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e                5.2. The turning point:\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChina admitted to the UN                                              \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e                5.3. A man with a mission: the Goldberg presidency                              \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            5.4. The ICSU Mission to China                                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e                5.5. Astronomers in China: Act II                                                        \u003c\/p\u003e              5.6. A hopeless situation                                                                     \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            5.7. Declarations and unrest at the Grenoble GA (1976)                        \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6. The question of Taiwan: Pressure from UNESCO\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            6.1. The UNESCO resolution of 1973                                                  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            6.2. UNESCO, Act II (1975)                                                                \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            6.3. The ICSU dissidents                                                                     \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7. The uncertain road to reconciliation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e     7.1. “Melting the iceberg”                                                                   \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e     7.2. A rapidly evolving geopolitical context                                          \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.3. Speeding up: the Montreal opportunity                                          \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.4. A final, general agreement: the IAU, ICSU and other Unions          \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8. Conclusions                                                                                                \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            8.1. The admission of Taiwan : was it “political”?                                        \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            8.2. Was it legal?                                                                                          \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            8.3. Was it right?                                                                                          \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e            8.4. Why did the “happy ending” happen so quickly?                         \u003c\/p\u003e              8.5. Concluding remarks                                                                               \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9. Epilogue                                                                                                        \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgements     \u003c\/b\u003e                                                                                             \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e                                                                                                             \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  1.       D. Sadler’s “Personal Account” of 1976                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.       Exchange of letters between Chang and Oort                                      \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.       Radioteletype transcript                                                                                 \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.       Statement of China after ICSU GA in Instanbul (English\/Chinese)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.       The “Montreal Agreement”\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupplements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.    Translation of Chapter 5 (Sect. 4 and 5) of the book “\u003ci\u003eUnder One Starry Sky: the history of the International Astronomical Union (IAU)\u003c\/i\u003e” by Fu Chengqi, and Ye Shuhua ((In Chinese:\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShanghai Jiao Tong University Press, Shanghai, 2009), pp. 128-167. \u003cb\u003eTranslated by Yi Zhou\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  2.    \u003ci\u003eThe admission of Taiwan to membership            of the International Astronomical Union: a personal account by D.H. Sadler \u003c\/i\u003e(typescript by TM of a handwritten document, dated 12 December 1976); 5p.       \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex of names\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516330434903,"sku":"9783031017865","price":104.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/china-and-the-international-astronomical-union-divorce-separation-and-reconciliation-1958-1982-9783031017865","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}