Two Suns in the Heavens

by Radchenko, Sergey

• ISBN13: 9780804758796
• ISBN10: 0804758794
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-23
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Using newly available archival sources,Two Suns in the Heavensexamines the dramatic deterioration of relations between the USSR and China in the 1960s, whereby once powerful allies became estranged, competitive, and increasingly hostile neighbors. Sergey Radchenko's authoritative account of these years shows how the intrinsic inequality of the Sino-Soviet allianceseen as entirely natural by the Russians but bitterly resented by the Chineseresulted in its ultimate collapse. Through a careful and comprehensive investigation of policymaking in both Moscow and Beijing, Radchenko creates a new framework for understanding the role of power struggle, ideology, personalities, and culture in Sino-Soviet relations.

Author Biography

Sergey Radchenko is a Fellow in International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Who Betrayed the Revolution?	p. 23
One Mess of a Communist Movement	p. 71
The China Debate and the Vietnam War	p. 120
Enemies	p. 165
Conclusion	p. 201
Appendix: Selected Documents	p. 209
Notes	p. 251
Bibliography	p. 297
Index	p. 309
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