It is well known that the Soviet Union strongly influenced China in the early 1950s, since China committed itself both to the Sino-Soviet alliance and to the Soviet model of building socialism. What is less well known is that Chinese proved receptive not only to the Soviet economic model but also to the emulation of the Soviet Union in realms such as those of ideology, educatio...(展开全部)

Satellites: Photographs from the Fringes of the Former Soviet Union is the culmination of Jonas Bendiksen’s fascinating seven-year photographic journey through unrecognized countries, enclaves, and isolated communi­ties. For decades, these outlying republics were held in orbit by the immense gravity of Moscow, the nucleus of the Soviet Empire. When the USSR dissolved, in 1991, ...(展开全部)

Russian Citizenship is the first book to trace the Russian state’s citizenship policy throughout its history. Focusing on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the consolidation of Stalin’s power in the 1930s, Eric Lohr considers whom the state counted among its citizens and whom it took pains to exclude. His research reveals that the Russian attitude toward citizenship...(展开全部)

Russian Citizenship is the first book to trace the Russian state’s citizenship policy throughout its history. Focusing on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the consolidation of Stalin’s power in the 1930s, Eric Lohr considers whom the state counted among its citizens and whom it took pains to exclude. His research reveals that the Russian attitude toward citizenship...(展开全部)

Almost twenty years after the Soviet Unions' end, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world? Taking a fresh approach to the study of the Soviet Union, this Very Short Introduction blends political history with an investigation into the society and culture at the time. Stephen Lo...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly Chang, historian at UC-Irvine, argues that U.S. policymakers from the Truman through the Johnson administrations never regarded the Sino-Soviet relationship as monolithic but recognized their conflicting interests early on, actively encouraged a rift and exploited their differences. Based on newly declassified documents, the study reveals that President E...(展开全部)

张少书（Gordon H. Chang）, 美国斯坦福大学历史系奥利弗•帕尔默人文学科荣誉教授，现任斯坦福大学东亚研究中心主任。参加斯坦福大学的美国亚裔研究、美国研究、东亚研究、亚太研究中心、国际安全与合作中心等研究工作；同时参与斯坦福大学出版社有关美国亚裔著作的编辑工作。主要研究与教学方向：美国与东亚关系史，中美关系史，亚裔美国人之政治、经济和文化史。 主要代表著作： 独著：《朋友还是敌人？：1948—1972年的美国、中国和苏联》(Friends and Enemies: The United States,China,and the Soviet Union,1948-1972，1990) 独著：《亚裔美国人和政治：一种探索》（Asian Americans and Politics: An Exploration，2002） 合著：《美籍华人...(展开全部)