Name: On China
Price: 373.00 ZAR
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Author: Kissinger, Henry
ISBN: 9780143121312

Type

Physical Book

Author

Henry Kissinger

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

624

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.1 x 14.0 x 4.1 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN

0143121316

ISBN13

9780143121312

Synopsis "On China "

"Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "No one can lay claim to so much influence on the shaping of foreign policy over the past 50 years as Henry Kissinger." --The Financial Times In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book length to a country he has known intimately for decades and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. On China illuminates the inner workings of Chinese diplomacy during such pivotal events as the initial encounters between China and tight line modern European powers, the formation and breakdown of the Sino-Soviet alliance, the Korean War, and Richard Nixon's historic trip to Beijing. With a new final chapter on the emerging superpower's twenty-first-century role in global politics and economics, On China provides historical perspective on Chinese foreign affairs from one of the premier statesmen of our time.

Henry Kissinger

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(Germany, 1923), of German Jewish origin, served as National Security Advisor and later Secretary of State under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and has advised many other U.S. presidents on international policy issues. In 1973, he received the Nobel Peace Prize, and has also been awarded the Medal of Freedom, among many other awards and honors. He is the author of numerous books on international politics such as China (Debate, 2013) or World Order (Debate, 2016). He currently chairs Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm.

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