Distorted mirrors : Americans and their relations with Russia and China in the twentieth century

Distorted mirrors : Americans and their relations with Russia and China in the twentieth century / Donald E. Davis, Eugene P. Trani.

Author/creator	Davis, Donald E., 1936-
Other author/creator	Trani, Eugene P.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2009.
Description	xxix, 460 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Politicians--United States. Authors, American--Political activity --United States. Public opinion--United States --History --20th century. United States--Relations --Soviet Union. United States--Relations --China. Soviet Union--Foreign public opinion, American. China--Foreign public opinion, American. United States--Intellectual life --20th century. Soviet Union--Relations --United States. China--Relations --United States.

Contents	pt. 1. Russia -- "Soviet Sam" and the émigrés -- The boys from Riga -- Assignment in Utopia -- Honeymooners -- Chums -- Mr. X -- Gray eminence -- pt. 2. China -- Missionary diplomacy -- Pragmatist in China -- Red star over China -- The novelist and the ambassador -- The president and the generalissimo -- Luce's man in Chungking -- Gurus -- Old conclusions, new beginnings.
Scope and content	"Drawing on memoirs, archives, and interviews, Davis and Trani trace American prejudice toward Russia and China by focusing on the views of influential writers and politicians over the course of the twentieth century, showing where American images originated and how they evolved"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-445) and index.
LCCN	2009004941
ISBN	9780826218537 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0826218539 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E183.8.S65 D385 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold