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American Images of China, 1931-1949 /

In the 1930's and 1940's, the prevalent American view of China was that of a friendly, democratic, and increasingly Christian state, in many ways akin to the United States. This view was fostered by a wide range of literary, political, and business leaders, including Pearl S. Buck, Frankli...

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Autor principal: Jespersen, T. Christopher (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Prologue: Missionaries and the Creation of American Perceptions of China, 1890-I93I
  • 1 Henry Luce and the Rise of Time Inc.
  • 2 Time Inc. and Its Stake in China
  • 3 United China Relief and the Creation of American Images of China
  • 4 Crusading Together: The Glorious War Years
  • 5 Madame Chiang and the Personality of Sino-American Relations
  • 6 The Underside of Sino-American Relations During World War II
  • 7 The Dawning of the American Century
  • 8 The Collapse of the American Century
  • 9 Coming to Terms with the Emotional Attachment to China
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index