The impact of China and Russia on United States-Mongolian political relations in the twentieth century
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The impact of China and Russia on United States-Mongolian political relations in the twentieth century
Edwin Mellen Press, c2009
- : [hbk.]
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-596) and index
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Description
Written by two former diplomats, this work is the first in-depth analysis of the political relationship between the United States and Mongolia. The study elucidates why, despite over a hundred years of substantive interactions between the two countries, the establishment of formal diplomatic relations did not occur until 1987. This saga, full of exotic characters, setbacks and serendipitous events, involves the rise of the U.S. to superpower status in world politics and the tortuous road to full independence for the landlocked Asian nation of Mongolia. This was a journey that was influenced by the actions of China and Russia, who for decades played their own 'Great Game' in north Asia and manipulated the ignorance of Americans and Mongols in order to block the development of meaningful relations. The two authors, female diplomats for their respective countries, detail through newly discovered archival and declassified documents, the interference by these outside powers as well as the failures and false starts which delayed the inevitable creation of a successful partnership between the U.S. and Mongolia.This analysis will make a positive contribution to both American diplomatic history and Northeast Asian history, and will appeal to historians and scholars in East Asian and Cold War studies.
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