A Remarkable History of the Two-Centuries-Old Relationship Between the United States and China, from the Revolutionary War to the Present Day From the clipper ships that ventured to Canton hauling cargos of American ginseng to swap for Chinese tea, and the Yankee missionaries who brought Christianity and education to China, to the Chinese who built the American West, the United States and China have always been dramatically intertwined. While we tend to think of America's ties with China as starting in 1972 with the visit of President Richard Nixon to China, the patterns---rapturous…mehr
A Remarkable History of the Two-Centuries-Old Relationship Between the United States and China, from the Revolutionary War to the Present Day From the clipper ships that ventured to Canton hauling cargos of American ginseng to swap for Chinese tea, and the Yankee missionaries who brought Christianity and education to China, to the Chinese who built the American West, the United States and China have always been dramatically intertwined. While we tend to think of America's ties with China as starting in 1972 with the visit of President Richard Nixon to China, the patterns---rapturous enchantment followed by angry disillusionment---were set in motion hundreds of years earlier. A fascinating and thrilling account, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom is also an indispensable book for understanding the most important relationship between any two countries in the world.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Pomfret, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, served as a correspondent for the Washington Post for two decades, covering wars, revolutions, and China. His recent book, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom, won the Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations. The recipient of numerous journalism awards, he lives with his wife and three children in Berkeley, CA.
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CONTENTS Prologue 1 Part I 1. A New Frontier 9 2. Founding Fortunes 23 3. Blitzconversion 40 4. The Calm Minister 56 5. Men of Iron 69 6. A Good Thrashing 89 7. Bible Women 97 8. The Door Opens and Shuts 106 9. Hot Air and Hope 122 Part II 10. American Dreams 137 11. Mr. Science 150 12. Fortune Cookies 164 13. Up in Smoke 177 14. The Soong Dynasty 190 15. Opportunity or Threat 204 16. A Red Star 222 17. New Life 234 Part III 18. Bloody Saturday 245 19. Little America 261 20. Burmese Days 280 21. Dangerous Liaisons 292 22. The Rice Paddy Navy 306 23. The East Is Red 320 24. Keys to the Kingdom 332 25. The Beginning of the End 342 26. Mission Impossible 356 27. A Third Force 364 Part IV 28. Hate America 379 29. Hate China 389 30. A Cold War 404 31. Dead Flowers 415 32. Bloody Marys 426 33. Pictures of Chairman Mao 432 34. Out of Bad Things 442 35. Not Because We Love Them 452 36. Tacit Allies 462 37. We Are Very Sexy People 477 38. China Rediscovers America 489 39. Nobody Is Afraid of Anybody 500 40. Deathsong 510 Part V 41. Kung Fu Fighting 521 42 Patriotic Education 535 43. From China with Love 551 44. Welcome to the Club 564 45. Twin Towers 587 46. G2? 605 47. End of an Era 622 Afterword 633 Notes 638 Bibliography 649 Acknowledgments 665 Index 668
CONTENTS Prologue 1 Part I 1. A New Frontier 9 2. Founding Fortunes 23 3. Blitzconversion 40 4. The Calm Minister 56 5. Men of Iron 69 6. A Good Thrashing 89 7. Bible Women 97 8. The Door Opens and Shuts 106 9. Hot Air and Hope 122 Part II 10. American Dreams 137 11. Mr. Science 150 12. Fortune Cookies 164 13. Up in Smoke 177 14. The Soong Dynasty 190 15. Opportunity or Threat 204 16. A Red Star 222 17. New Life 234 Part III 18. Bloody Saturday 245 19. Little America 261 20. Burmese Days 280 21. Dangerous Liaisons 292 22. The Rice Paddy Navy 306 23. The East Is Red 320 24. Keys to the Kingdom 332 25. The Beginning of the End 342 26. Mission Impossible 356 27. A Third Force 364 Part IV 28. Hate America 379 29. Hate China 389 30. A Cold War 404 31. Dead Flowers 415 32. Bloody Marys 426 33. Pictures of Chairman Mao 432 34. Out of Bad Things 442 35. Not Because We Love Them 452 36. Tacit Allies 462 37. We Are Very Sexy People 477 38. China Rediscovers America 489 39. Nobody Is Afraid of Anybody 500 40. Deathsong 510 Part V 41. Kung Fu Fighting 521 42 Patriotic Education 535 43. From China with Love 551 44. Welcome to the Club 564 45. Twin Towers 587 46. G2? 605 47. End of an Era 622 Afterword 633 Notes 638 Bibliography 649 Acknowledgments 665 Index 668
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