The Sino-Soviet Split

"Buttressed by massive documentation from a dazzling array of international archival sources, Lorenz LÜthi examines all the issues involved in the Sino-Soviet conflict from 1956 to 1966, and he singles out ideology as the prime motive that drove these two communist giants into catastrophic division. The episodes covered in this major work unfold like a kaleidoscope, refining or correcting traditional interpretations of events during this important period. There is no doubt that this book has established itself as the yardstick by which other works will be measured."--Toshi Hasegawa, University of California, Santa Barbara "A prodigiously researched and level-headed study of the political and diplomatic split between the Soviet and Chinese communist governments. The need to understand Chinese and Russian foreign policy both past and present remains high, and the wealth of information in this important book will be a key point of reference for students and scholars in the decades to come."--O. A. Westad, London School of Economics and Political Science "Lorenz LÜthi has made good use of a vast quantity of declassified documents and memoirs from the former Soviet bloc, China, and Western countries and has also drawn extensively on the secondary literature. His fascinating book will be a crucial resource for all those interested in tracing how and why the USSR and China moved from alliance to bitter confrontation."--Mark Kramer, Harvard UniversityLuthi, Lorenz M. is the author of 'The Sino-Soviet Split', published 2008 under ISBN 9780691129341 and ISBN 0691129347.