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This study incorporates elements from the disciplines of international relations and history to address key international and domestic elements that have shaped the interactions between Russia and China over time. It demonstrates how changes in the inter-state relationship were, and are, initiated. Controversial issues are examined through previously unobtainable materials from sources including the Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire, the Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation and the Russian Centre for the Preservation and Research of the Documents of Modern History.

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Author:   Alexei D. Voskressenski
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9781138863385

ISBN 10:   1138863386
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   04 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART I Chapter 1 Problems within existing Historical Approaches 1.1 The scholarly depth of the field and the limitations of existing studies 1.2 Points of discussion in the history of Sino-Russian and Sino-Soviet relations 1.3 The theoretical limitations of existing historical approaches Chapter 2 Theoretical Approaches and Methodological Dilemmas 2.1 Limitations of existing approaches in political science and international relations 2.2 The need for an integrative approach in international relations and in Sino-Russian interaction Chapter 3 Multi-factor Equilibrium and the Method of Controlled-focus, Structured Comparison 3.1 General remarks 3.2 Specification of variables 3.3 Core external and internal factors in maintaining equilibrium 3.4 Conceptualizing multi-factor equilibrium 3.5 System adjustment and the correlation between human interests and national (societal and state) interests 3.6 Method of controlled-focus, structured comparison PART II Chapter 4 Tsarist Russia and Qing China 4.1 Persistent factors and specifics in the case of Russia 4.2 Persistent factors and specifics in the case of China 4.3 Tsarist Russia and China: the search for a stable equilibrium 1Chapter 5 Republican China and the New Russia: Provisional and Soviet Governments (October 1911-October 1949) 5.1 The early stages 15.2 The situation in the 1940s Chapter 6 From Friendship, through Confrontation, to Normalization between the Communist Powers (1949-1980s) 6.1 Friendship 6.2 Confrontation 6.3 Normalization Chapter 7 The Russian Federation and China 7.1 Structural changes, external factors and bilateral relations 7.2 The implications of reform for the transformation of Russian and Chinese societies 7.3 Possible future correlation of factors within a Sino-Russian multi-factor equilibrium, Conclusion: Prospects for a Stable Equilibrium in Russian-Chinese Relations

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