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The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom : America and China, 1776 to the Present / John Pomfret.
| Author/creator | Pomfret, John, 1959- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2016] |
| Description | x, 693 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I.A new frontier ; Founding fortunes ; Blitzconversion ; The calm minister ; Men of iron ; A good thrashing ; Bible women ; The door opens and shuts ; Hot air and hope -- Part II. American dreams ; Mr. Science ; Fortune cookies ; Up in smoke ; The Soong dynasty ; Opportunity or threat ; A Red star ; New life -- Part III. Bloody Saturday ; Little America ; Burmese days ; Dangerous liaisons ; The rice paddy navy ; The east is red ; Keys to the kingdom ; The beginning of the end ; Mission impossible ; A third force -- Part IV. Hate America ; Hate China ; A cold war ; Dead flowers ; Bloody Marys ; Pictures of Chairman Mao ; Out of bad things ; Not because we love them ; Tacit allies ; We are very sexy people ; China rediscovers America ; Nobody is afraid of anybody ; Deathsong -- Part V. Kung fu fighting ; Patriotic education ; From China with love ; Welcome to the club ; Twin towers ; G2? ; End of an era. |
| Scope and content | "A narrative account of the relationship between the U.S. and China from the Revolutionary War to the present day. Our relationship with China remains one of the most complex and rapidly evolving, and is perhaps one of the most important to our nation's future. Here, John Pomfret, the author of the bestselling Chinese Lessons, takes us deep into these two countries' shared history, and illuminates in vibrant, stunning detail every major event, relationship, and ongoing development that has affected diplomacy between these two booming, influential nations. We meet early American missionaries and chart their influence in China, and follow a group of young Chinese students who enroll in American universities, eager to soak up Western traditions. We witness firsthand major and devastating events like the Boxer Rebellion, and the rise of Mao. We examine both nations' involvement in world events, such as World War I and II. Pomfret takes the myriad historical milestones of two of the world's most powerful nations and turns them into one fluid, fascinating story, leaving us with a nuanced understanding of where these two nations stand in relation to one another, and the rest of the world"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 649-664) and index. |
| LCCN | 2016009016 |
| ISBN | 9780805092509 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0805092501 (hardback) |
| Standard identifier# | 40026669467 |
| Stock number | Henry Holt & Co, C/O Mps 175 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, USA, 10010 SAN 631-5011 |