China and the world since 1945 : an international history / Chi-kwan Mark.

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: History, ideology, and identity -- Chinese Civil War and European Cold War, 1945-49 -- The Sino-Soviet alliance and the Korean War, 1950-53 -- Peaceful coexistence and assertive nationalism, 1954-57 -- Ideological radicalization and the Sino-Soviet split, 1958-64 -- The Vietnam War and Cultural Revolution diplomacy, 1965-68 -- Sino-Soviet border war and Sino-American rapprochement, 1969-72 -- Mao's last diplomatic struggle and anti-hegemony, 1972-78 -- Post-Mao economic reform and independent foreign policy, 1979-89 -- Post-Cold War challenges and multilateral diplomacy, 1990s -- The rise of China in the twenty-first century.