China Misperceived
American Illusions and Chinese Reality
Published on 9. June 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-465-09813-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this historical overview, the author, one of the first Westerners permitted to live in rural China, argues that the USA has consistently misinterpreted China for many years. He traces the distortions that led the US first to cringe at the "Yellow Peril", then to acclaim the new "Maoist Man".
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-465-09813-2 (9780465098132)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction - the culture brokers; past images of China - from Marco Polo to Mao Zedong; the age of infatuation - American journalists in China during the 1930s and 1940s; the age of hostility; from hostility to second admiration; the second age of infatuation; the selling of China - Nixon's visit; the age of disillusionment; the age of benevolence; from American illusions to Chinese reality.