About the Author

Steve Tsang is Louis Cha Fellow and University Reader in Politics at St Antony's College, Oxford University. He served as Director of the Asian Studies Centre at Oxford from 1997 to 2003 and is the author of A Modern History of Hong Kong and Hong Kong: An Appointment with China, both published by I.B.Tauris.

Reviews

'The Cold War's Odd Couple has filled a significant void in the existing literature on East Asian international history.' 'Its provocative thesis will be a subject of debate among historians for years to come.' 'Tsang has done an admirable job in explaining the failure of Britain's China policy.' -- Chi-Kwan Mark, Institute of Historical Research, 30th March 2006