"With China and Iran: Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World, John W. Garver illuminates the complex relationship between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Grounding his survey in the twin concepts of civilization and power, Garver shows how the…
"With China and Iran: Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World, John W. Garver illuminates the complex relationship between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Grounding his survey in the twin concepts of civilization and power, Garver shows how the…
"With China and Iran: Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World, John W. Garver illuminates the complex relationship between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Grounding his survey in the twin concepts of civilization and power, Garver shows how the…
"Patrick Lescot's Before Mao is a deeply moving saga of Li Lisan, Mao's predecessor at the head of the Communist Party and a key member of the Russian and Chinese revolutions. Told in an engaging style that reads more like a novel than a standard history, Lescot skillfully unfol…
"Patrick Lescot's Before Mao is a deeply moving saga of Li Lisan, Mao's predecessor at the head of the Communist Party and a key member of the Russian and Chinese revolutions. Told in an engaging style that reads more like a novel than a standard history, Lescot skillfully unfol…
This book provides a detailed analysis of a distinctive element of Chinese foreign policy, waishi, the external policies intended to influence and control both foreigners themselves as well as Chinese citizens' contact with and perception of outsiders. The term also comprises Ch…