Recast All under Heaven Revolution, War, Diplomacy, and Frontier China in the 20th Century

by Liu, Xiaoyuan

• ISBN13: 9781441162205
• ISBN10: 1441162208
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-12
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

This unique work   studies the 20th-century continuation of a historical process that began in the mid-19th century, The modern t

Table of Contents

PrefaceList of MapsPart I        A Territorial Perception of Modern ChinaChapter 1    Modern Transformation of Chinese Territoriality        Territoriality        Historical China        Sovereignty        TransformationChapter 2    China's Central Asian Identity        Chinese Nationalism        Frontier Nationalism        Failure of Containment        Part II        Chinese Nationalist Experiences Chapter 3    Resume China's Korean Connection        Illusive Greatness        Abortive Partnership        Elusive ContingenciesChapter 4    Recast China's Role in Vietnam         "Big Brother"        Options        Drifting    Chapter 5    Reassert Chinese Authority in a Frontier        "Mongolian Question"        "International Conspiracy"        "Restoration"Part III        Chinese Communist EthnopoliticsChapter 6    "National Question" with Chinese Characteristics        Bolshevism in China        Revolutionary Independence        Interethnic Contact        Two Wings of NationalismChapter 7    Solve Rubik's Cube in the Steppes        Bloc, National, and Ethnic Politics        National and Frontier Priorities        Autonomy as RebellionChapter 8    Break the Vicious Circle along the Himalayas        Reverse a Verdict        Convert the Dalai Lama        Reform Tibet, or Not        "Let Them Go"Part IV        From World War to Cold War Chapter 9    The United States and Frontier China        European and Asian "Minorities"        "Chinese Unification"        China's "Three Corners"        Politics of "Color" and "Shape"Chapter 10    Mongolia between Beijing and Moscow        From Party to State        Old and New "Kitchen"        American Wedge        Mongolian CrackChapter 11    Cold and Hot Wars along the Himalayas        Second Cold War Front        Covert Operations        From Friends to Foes        From Comrades to AdversariesEpilogue    Search for a Frontier Theme  BibliographyIndex