TY - JOUR AB - The development of library science is discussed within four main phases: US influence before 1949; Soviet Union influence 1949‐1965; diplomatic segregation from the West 1966‐1976; and the influence of the developed countries 1977‐1991. The effects of the Cold War on Chinese politics and so on librarianship are indicated and discussed and the influence of the Cultural Revolution, and recovery after it, analysed. VL - 50 IS - 3 SN - 0024-2535 DO - 10.1108/00242530110386843 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530110386843 AU - Cheng Huanwen PY - 2001 Y1 - 2001/01/01 TI - The effect of the Cold War on librarianship in China T2 - Library Review PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 132 EP - 137 Y2 - 2024/05/14 ER -