American Images of China, 1931-1949

Name: American Images of China, 1931-1949
Price: 5.63 USD
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ISBN: 9780804736541

ISBN-10: 0804736545

ISBN-13: 9780804736541

Edition: 1996

Authors: T. Christopher Jespersen

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This book shows how the notion of the Chinese as aspiring Americans helped shape American opinion and policies towards Asia for almost 20 years.

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 3/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface


Prologue: Missionaries and the Creation of American Perceptions of China, 1890-1931



Henry Luce and the Rise of Time Inc.



Time Inc. and Its Stake in China



United China Relief and the Creation of American Images of China



Crusading Together: The Glorious War Years



Madame Chiang and the Personality of Sino-American Relations



The Underside of Sino-American Relations During World War II



The Dawning of the American Century



The Collapse of the American Century



Coming to Terms with the Emotional Attachment to China


Notes


Bibliography


Index