TY - BOOK AU - Lam,Lai Sing ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The romance of the three kingdoms and Mao's global order of tripolarity AV - DS778.M3 L34 2011eb U1 - 327.51009/045 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Bern, New York PB - Peter Lang KW - Mao, Zedong, KW - Luo, Guanzhong, KW - Tripolarity (International relations) KW - China KW - Foreign relations KW - Soviet Union KW - United States KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-225) and index; The political role of classical Chinese literature in Mao's fight against the twin superpowers -- Chronological events of the Three Kingdoms period -- Mao and theme of The romance of the three kingdoms -- The romance of the three kingdoms and the origins of Mao's global order of tripolarity -- Mao's tripolar methodology: from theory to praxis -- From post-war bipolarity to Mao's global order of tripolarity -- 1954-1964 period of tripolarity: Sino-Soviet break up and dismissal of Soviet-backed Peng Dehuai -- 1965-1969 period of tripolarity: Cultural Revolution as part of Sino-US hostility -- 1969-1976 period of tripolarity: Sino-US courtship and Mao's modernization initiatives in western economic style -- 1979-1990 period: collapse of Mao's global order of tripolarity; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10600588 ER -