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China 1945; Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice
by Richard Bernstein
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0307595889
- ISBN 13
- 9780307595881
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. , 2014 Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 2014. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for remainder mark on textblock bottom. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New. Black boards with black overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 445 pp 8vo. This book examines a fateful period when Roosevelt's wrong decisions (swayed by Madame Chiang Kai-shek) combined with Stalin's geostrategic ambitions and Mao's ideological inclinations sealed the fate of the Cold War in Asia for a quarter Century- with enduring consequences for the Sino-American antagonisms to this day. A clean pristine copy.
Synopsis
RICHARD BERNSTEIN has been a reporter, culture critic, and commentator for more than thirty years. He was a foreign correspondent in Asia and Europe for Time magazine and The New York Times , and was the first bureau chief in China for Time . He is the author of many books on Chinese and Asian themes, among them: The Coming Conflict with China and Ultimate Journey , the latter of which was a New York Times Best Book of the Year. He is also the author of Out of the Blue: From Jihad to Ground Zero , which was named by The Boston Globe as one of the seven best books of 2002.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004356
- Title
- China 1945; Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice
- Author
- Richard Bernstein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307595889
- ISBN 13
- 9780307595881
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2014
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Chairman Mao, Josef Stalin, Cold War, Sino-American relations, Chiang Kai-shek, Franklin Roosevelt, Yalta, Secretary of State George C. Marshall
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cold War;
- Product_type
- Remainder
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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