{"product_id":"9783031941993","title":"Mao Zedong \u0026 China’s Foreign Policy: The Man, the Mind, and Vietnam","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMao Zedong \u0026amp; China’s Foreign Policy: The Man, the Mind, and Vietnam\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eJash, Amrita\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eThis book analyses China’s foreign policy from 1949 to 1976 through a cognitive-perceptual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003elens, \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eemphasise\u003c\/span\u003e Mao Zedong’s central role as the primary decision making\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eauthority. Moving beyond realist frameworks, it highlights how Mao’s\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eideological worldview—shaped by his ‘theory of contradictions’, revolutionary\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003ezeal, and use of historical analogies—drove China’s foreign policy, particularly in\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003erelation to Vietnam. His subjective interpretation of global affairs, reinforced by\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eMarxist-Leninist principles and China’s historical identity, guided key strategic\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003edecisions. The study underscores the importance of individual leaders’ beliefs,\u003c\/span\u003e perceptions, and psychological traits in shaping foreign policy, offering broader \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eimplications for understanding international relations through cognitive and\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003epsychological approaches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2025-07-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031941993\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-94200-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 198\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44318147805324,"sku":"9783031941993","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031941993.jpg?v=1775066502","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031941993","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}