Nixon and Mao
the week that changed the world
by Margaret Olwen Macmillan
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"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
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Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World
March 11, 2008, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World
February 2007, Recorded Books
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in English
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The Week that Changed the World Nixon and Mao
2007, Recorded Books
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Nixon and Mao: the week that changed the world
2007, Random House
in English
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Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World
February 13, 2007, Random House
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in English
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