Chinese Attitudes Toward Nuclear Weapons: China and the United States During the Korean War: China and the United States During the Korean War

by Mark A. Ryan

Overview

This book examines the crucial formative period of Chinese attitudes toward nuclear weapons - the immediate post-Hiroshima/Nagasaki period and the Korean War. It provides a detailed account of U.S. actions and attitudes during this period and China's response, which was especially acute after both countries had entered the Korean conflict as enemies. This response dispels some of the myths that have long existed regarding China's perceptions of nuclear war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873325301
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/31/1990
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

In language that is understandable to non-economists, this work introduces readers to the interrelationship of politics and economics in America - how economics influences public policy and how public policy can impact the economy. Readers learn how the U.S. economy works (domestically and in its global connectedness), how to measure economic performance, how government intervenes in the market to influence economic performance and redistribute resources, and how policymakers act to protect the public interest in an economic system based on private interests. The author provides historical background for contemporary problems. He explains basic economic and policymaking concepts in an issue-relevant context, with concrete examples inspired by ongoing policy debates in Washington regarding production and employment, commodity prices, Social Security and Medicare, budget deficits, national debt, trade deficits, and more.

Editorial Reviews

Traces contemporary Chinese attitudes and policies regarding nuclear weapons to the confrontation in Korea with a nuclear-armed US. Topics include the pre-Korea reaction of the People's Republic to nuclear weapons, the US consideration of their use in Korea, Chinese civil defense measures, and the psychological effect of the nuclear threat on the armistice. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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