International Cold War History Studies (Volume 1)

Author: Li Danhui
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The Cold War was a non-violent competition between the two major powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as the groups and systems they represented. It was a competition between two opposing political and economic systems and ideologies, where each side questioned the legitimacy of the other's system in fundamental terms and, as a result, viewed the other as an irreconcilable enemy, determined to eliminate it. — Professor Melvyn Leffler, Department of History, University of Virginia The foundation of the United States' collective security policy in the Asia-Pacific is "containment," while the foundation of the United Kingdom's collective security policy in the Asia-Pacific is "imperial consciousness" and "Cold War consciousness." Exploring the relationship between the formation of the U.S. Asia-Pacific security system and the United Kingdom will help us move beyond a Cold War historiography centered on the United States and the Soviet Union, revealing the complexity of the origins of the Cold War in Asia. — Professor Cui Pi The study of Cold War history has been conducted for many years both domestically and internationally, yielding rich results. However, it is the first time that Chinese scholars have published a specialized journal on this topic. The content of the book is mainly divided into three parts: research papers, archival publications, and book reviews. In addition to focusing on international Cold War history, the research papers also emphasize studies on China's foreign policy, politics, military, and economy during the Cold War, examining the impact of the international Cold War on China's internal affairs and foreign policy. It is particularly noteworthy that this book features a rich variety of archival documents. It includes Soviet declassified archives on how the secret report of Khrushchev came about, as well as Polish declassified archives related to the Polish crisis in October 1956 and its connection with China. The publication of these archives provides important hand materials for scholars both domestically and internationally conducting related research.