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04700aam a2200469 i 4500 001 0D10088A440211EF98CC15ED37ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240717010108 008 230519s2023 acab g b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1760465712 020 $a 9781760465711 035 $a (OCoLC)1379309094 040 $a ANV $b eng $e rda $c ANV $d ANV $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a a-cc--- 050 4 $a DS774.54 $b .C446 2023 082 04 $a 951.04 $2 23 100 1 $a Cheng, Victor Shiu Chiang, $e author. 245 10 $a China between peace and war : $b Mao, Chiang and the Americans, 1945-47 / $c Victor S.C. Cheng. 264 1 $a Canberra, ACT, Australia : $b ANU Press, $c 2023. 300 $a xvi, 282 pages : $b maps ; $c 24 cm 505 0 $a 1. Negotiating at an uneven table National pride, sovereignty and the Sino-Soviet dispute over Dalian -- 2. Rethinking the Chongqing negotiations Concession-making, the trust/distrust paradox, and the biased mediator in China's first post-World War II attempt at peace -- 3. Civil war in the north-east The rhetorical use of 'decisive war' and the Manchurian gamble -- 4. A shattered peace Ambiguous provisions in agreements for ceasefire, the Political Consultative Conference and army nationalisation -- 5. Planting radishes in the desert The Nationalists' handling of the negotiations for Sino-Soviet economic cooperation in Manchuria -- 6. 'China's Madrid' The synonym of civil war -- 7. Towards an all-out civil war in China Short-term solutions, long-term success and the veto players. 520 1 $a In China between Peace and War, Victor S. C. Cheng explores the gripping history of peace talks and international negotiations from 1945 to 1947 that helped determine the shape of the Chinese Civil War. The book focuses on the efforts of the two belligerent parties--the Chinese Nationalists, or Guomindang, and the Communists--to achieve an enduring peace. It presents previously unexplored major elements of the peace talks: ambiguous treaties, package deals and short-term solutions. It identifies the burning challenges that confronted attempts at peacemaking, including the two warring parties' high-risk decision-making styles and the temptation to veto agreements and resume fighting. Cheng argues against popular notions that differences between the two belligerents in the Chinese Civil War were irreconcilable, that the failure of the peace talks was predetermined and that the US government mediators needed to remain neutral. Because the actions around the negotiating table occurred in a developing theatre of war, Cheng also explores the military decision-making of the opposing sides as well as the conflicts that ultimately plunged China into the world's largest military engagement of the seven-plus decades since World War II. China between Peace and War highlights the contradictory role of political leaders who micromanaged the military, including their struggle to connect political objectives and military power, their rhetorical use of the 'decisive war' concept, and their pursuit of radical military-political goals at the expense of a negotiated peace. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-281). 651 0 $a China $x History $y Civil War, 1945-1949. 651 0 $a China $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a China $x Politics and government $y 1912-1949. 651 0 $a China $x Foreign relations $y 1912-1949. 651 0 $a China $x Foreign relations $z United States $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $z China $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes. 651 6 $a Chine $x Histoire $y 1945-1949 (Guerre civile) $0 (CaQQLa)201-0034791 651 6 $a Chine $x Histoire $y 20e siecle. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0034787 651 6 $a Chine $x Politique et gouvernement $y 1912-1949. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0073490 651 6 $a Chine $x Relations exterieures $y 1912-1949. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0071826 651 6 $a Chine $0 (CaQQLa)201-0163338 $x Relations exterieures $0 (CaQQLa)201-0163338 $z Etats-Unis $0 (CaQQLa)201-0407727 $y 20e siecle. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0163338 651 6 $a Etats-Unis $0 (CaQQLa)201-0062028 $x Relations exterieures $0 (CaQQLa)201-0062028 $z Chine $0 (CaQQLa)201-0476619 $y 20e siecle. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0062028 650 6 $a Negociations diplomatiques dans les conflits internationaux. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0010216 710 2 $a Australian National University Press, $e publisher. 776 08 $i Online version: $t China between peace and war : Mao, Chiang and the Americans, 1945-47. $d Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU Press, 2023 $z 9781760465728 $w (OCoLC)1379262161 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240717012852.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0D10088A440211EF98CC15ED37ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search