Mao and the Sino-Soviet Split, 1959–1973: A New History(Harvard Cold War Studies Book)

Series: Harvard Cold War Studies Book

This study provides a comprehensive examination of the breaking of political relations between China and the Soviet Union. Based on archival materials from several countries--particularly China--the authors analyze the split from 1959, when visible cracks in the relationship appeared, to China's foreign policy shift toward the United States in 1973.