description: In February 1972, Richard Nixon became the first American president to visit China. His historic one-hour meeting with Mao Zedong ended the breach between the United States and China, which had lasted since the Communist victory in 1949. Just as significantly, the visit changed the face of international relations from a bipolar Cold War to a three-sided struggle involving the Soviet Union, China, and the United States.Drawing on newly available material and interviews with all major survivors, MacMillan re-examines that fateful week. Authoritative and written with great narrative verve, Nixon in China is a landmark work of history.
language: English
title: Nixon in China: The Week That Changed the World
titlecomplete: Nixon in China: The Week That Changed the World
genres: Biography, Politics, International Relations, Nonfiction, China, Audiobook, World History, American History, Us Presidents, History
ratings_count: 999
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Lionel Gelber Prize
publisher: Penguin Books Canada, Limited