China's borders: settlements and conflicts
This diverse collection of papers ranges from full historical accounts to sharp battle-field reports, from Mao Zedung's musings on war to the machinations of wily British politicians bent on breaking their word. The study of China's dealings with border problems through the centuries shows imperial aggressions, bluff and deceit, cartographic trickery, diplomatic forgeries, wilful follies and stubborn refusal to correct mistaken policies.
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- Full title :China's borders : settlements and conflicts / selected papers by Neville Maxwell.
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This diverse collection of papers ranges from full historical accounts to sharp battle-field reports, from Mao Zedung's musings on war to the machinations of wily British politicians bent on breaking their word. The study of China's dealings with border problems through the centuries shows imperial aggressions, bluff and deceit, cartographic trickery, diplomatic forgeries, wilful follies and stubborn refusal to correct mistaken policies.
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- Publication Date:2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge Scholars
- Place of Publication:Newcastle upon Tyne
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 289 pages ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1443853488, 9781443853484
- oclc:ocn864411087
- LC Classification:DS740.4
- Dewey Decimal:327.5
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