Author : Odd Arne Westad
Release : 2003
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 843/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Decisive Encounters by : Odd Arne Westad
Download or read book Decisive Encounters written by Odd Arne Westad. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Though the book highlights the military aspects of the war, it also shows how these took place alongside profound changes in Chinese politics, society, and culture - changes that ultimately contributed as much to the character of today's China as did the major battles. By analyzing the war as an international and not simply a domestic conflict, the author explains why so much of the present legitimacy of the Beijing government derives from its successes during the late 1940s, and reveals how the antagonism between China and the United States, so important to current international affairs, was born."--BOOK JACKET.