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A comprehensive study of Lyndon Johnson's China policy based on a range of recently declassified government documents. This book explores the administration's relationship to both the Vietnam War and the Cultural Revolution and offers a new perspective on Johnson's capacity as a foreign policy leader and his role in the development of the Cold War

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Staying firm: John F. Kennedy’s China policy, 1961-1963
2. Holes in the dam: French recognition and the Chinese nuclear test, 1963-1964
3. In Vietnam’s shadow: the reaffirmation of U.S. China policy, 1964-1965
4. The irony of Vietnam: the emergence of a two-pronged China policy, 1965-1966
5. Bridge building in limbo: the impact of the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1967
6. Testing the waters: an aborted policy review and closing moves, 1968-1969 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 10/31/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719096693, 978-0719096693
      ISBN10: 0719096693

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A comprehensive study of Lyndon Johnson's China policy based on a range of recently declassified government documents. This book explores the administration's relationship to both the Vietnam War and the Cultural Revolution and offers a new perspective on Johnson's capacity as a foreign policy leader and his role in the development of the Cold War

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements
      Abbreviations
      Introduction
      1. Staying firm: John F. Kennedy’s China policy, 1961-1963
      2. Holes in the dam: French recognition and the Chinese nuclear test, 1963-1964
      3. In Vietnam’s shadow: the reaffirmation of U.S. China policy, 1964-1965
      4. The irony of Vietnam: the emergence of a two-pronged China policy, 1965-1966
      5. Bridge building in limbo: the impact of the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1967
      6. Testing the waters: an aborted policy review and closing moves, 1968-1969 Conclusion
      Bibliography
      Index

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