{"product_id":"on-china-henry-kissinger-9780143121312","title":"On China","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eFascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No one can lay claim to so much influence on the shaping of foreign policy over the past 50 years as Henry Kissinger.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book length to a country he has known intimately for decades and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. \u003ci\u003eOn China\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the inner workings of Chinese diplomacy during such pivotal events as the initial encounters between China and tight line modern European powers, the formation and breakdown of the Sino-Soviet alliance, the Korean War, and Richard Nixon's historic trip to Beijing. With a new final chapter on the emerging superpower's twenty-first-century role in global politics and economics, \u003ci\u003eOn China\u003c\/i\u003e provides historical perspective on Chinese foreign affairs from one of the premier statesmen of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Kissinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143121316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143121312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2012 pg. 40","brand":"Henry Kissinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050130567423,"sku":"9780143121312","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6528da5d-ae97-45b5-83ec-340aef464a14.jpg?v=1685005400","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-china-henry-kissinger-9780143121312","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}