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001 2006048644
003 DLC
005 20071002084033.0
008 060807s2007 nyuabf b 001 0deng
010 $a 2006048644
020 $a9781400061273 (alk. paper)
020 $a140006127X (alk. paper)
020 $a9781400061273
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm71210290
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050 00 $aE183.8.C5$bM313 2007
082 00 $a327.7305109/047$222
100 1 $aMacMillan, Margaret,$d1943-
245 10 $aNixon and Mao :$bthe week that changed the world /$cMargaret MacMillan.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$cc2007.
300 $axxii, 404 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill., maps ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [375]-386) and index.
520 $a"This book looks at one of the transformative moments of the twentieth century: In February 1972, Richard Nixon, the first American president ever to visit China, and Mao Tse-tung, the enigmatic Communist dictator, met for an hour in Beijing. Their meeting changed the course of history and ultimately laid the groundwork for today's complex relationship between the countries. That monumental meeting--during what Nixon called "the week that changed the world"--could have been brought about only by powerful leaders: Nixon, a great strategist and a flawed human being, and Mao, willful and ruthless; assisted by two brilliant and complex statesmen, Henry Kissinger and Chou En-lai. And behind them lay the complex history of two great and equally confident civilizations: China, ancient and contemptuous yet fearful of barbarians beyond the Middle Kingdom, and the United States, forward-looking and confident, seeing itself as the beacon for the world.--From publisher description."--From source other than the Library of Congress
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zChina.
651 0 $aChina$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
600 10 $aNixon, Richard M.$q(Richard Milhous),$d1913-1994.
600 10 $aMao, Zedong,$d1893-1976.
650 0 $aVisits of state$zChina.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1969-1974.
651 0 $aChina$xForeign relations$y1949-1976.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0703/2006048644-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0707/2006048644-b.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0707/2006048644-s.html