American Images Of China

Author : T. Christopher Jespersen
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0804736545

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American Images of China, 1931-1949 by T. Christopher Jespersen Pdf

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, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, Joseph Stillwell, Claire Chennault, and most notably, the powerful publisher of Life and Time, Henry R. Luce. This book shows how the notion of the Chinese as aspiring Americans helped shape American opinions and policies toward Asia for almost twenty years. This notion derived less from the reality of Chinese historical or cultural similarities than from a projection of American values and culture; in the American view, fueled by various political, economic, and religious interests, China was less a geographical entity than a symbol of American hopes and fears. One of the more important consequences was the idealization of China and the demonization of Japan.

Author : Carola McGiffert
Publisher : CSIS
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 089206465X

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Chinese Images of the United States by Carola McGiffert Pdf

Author : Jonathan Goldstein,Jerry Israel,Hilary Conroy
Publisher : Lehigh University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0934223130

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America Views China by Jonathan Goldstein,Jerry Israel,Hilary Conroy Pdf

U.S. historians present 16 essays on the American view of the Chinese from the 18th century to the present. Among the perspectives are art, commerce, missionary activity, diplomacy, popular culture, and a comparison with images of Japan. Includes a general bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Oliver Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317691266

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American Images of China by Oliver Turner Pdf

The United States and China are arguably the most globally consequential actors of the early twenty first century, and look set to remain so into the foreseeable future. This volume seeks to highlight that American images of China are responsible for constructing certain truths and realities about that country and its people. It also introduces the understanding that these images have always been inextricable from the enactment and justification of US China policies in Washington, and that those policies themselves are active in the production and reproduction of imagery and in the protection of American identity when seemingly threatened by that of China. Demonstrating how past American images of China are vital to understanding the nature and significance of those which circulate today, Turner addresses three key questions: What have been the dominant American images of China and the Chinese across the full lifespan of Sino-US relations? How have historical and contemporary American images of China and the Chinese enabled and justified US China policy? What role does US China policy play in the production and reproduction of American images of China? Exploring and evaluating a wide-ranging variety of sources including films and television programmes, newspaper and magazine articles, the records and journals of politicians and diplomats and governmental documents including speeches and legal declarations this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of US foreign policy, American politics, China studies and international relations.

Author : Hong Zhang
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015051810482

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America Perceived by Hong Zhang Pdf

While American images of China have been characterized by a fluctuating love/hate relationship, many educated urban Chinese youths also retained ambivalent feelings toward the United States in the early decades of the 20th century. The years between the end of the Second World War and the outbreak of the Korean War represented a significant period in Sino-American relations. This study places the shifting perceptions of the United States among an important political group—young, volatile, and politically active urban Chinese—into historical perspective through the examination of the origin, development, and eruption of their anti-American sentiment. These feelings would prove to be a liability to the Chinese Nationalist cause and would ultimately assist in easing the way of the Communists into urban China. In the immediate post-World War II period, American influence and presence in China reached an unprecedented peak. However, American political, military, and economic activities largely failed to generate Chinese good will; instead, such actions produced political antipathy toward the United States. The sojourn of American GIs in urban China, for example, would serve as a critical factor in arousing nationalist fervor. The Chinese Communist Party would capitalize on this groundswell and push it to the foreground during open hostilities with the United States after the outbreak of the Korean War.

Author : Harold R. Isaacs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781317460060

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Scratches on Our Minds by Harold R. Isaacs Pdf

A presentation of eight contemporary Chinese women writers, representing two generations of women with different backgrounds and experiences. The selections explore esthetic, cultural and ideological problems that continue to challenge Chinese women.

Author : Oliver Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317691273

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American Images of China by Oliver Turner Pdf

The United States and China are arguably the most globally consequential actors of the early twenty first century, and look set to remain so into the foreseeable future. This volume seeks to highlight that American images of China are responsible for constructing certain truths and realities about that country and its people. It also introduces the understanding that these images have always been inextricable from the enactment and justification of US China policies in Washington, and that those policies themselves are active in the production and reproduction of imagery and in the protection of American identity when seemingly threatened by that of China. Demonstrating how past American images of China are vital to understanding the nature and significance of those which circulate today, Turner addresses three key questions: What have been the dominant American images of China and the Chinese across the full lifespan of Sino-US relations? How have historical and contemporary American images of China and the Chinese enabled and justified US China policy? What role does US China policy play in the production and reproduction of American images of China? Exploring and evaluating a wide-ranging variety of sources including films and television programmes, newspaper and magazine articles, the records and journals of politicians and diplomats and governmental documents including speeches and legal declarations this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of US foreign policy, American politics, China studies and international relations.

Author : Zhang Wenxian
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789813202276

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China Through American Eyes: Early Depictions Of The Chinese People And Culture In The Us Print Media by Zhang Wenxian Pdf

Cultural understanding between the United States and China has been a long and complex process. The period from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century is not only a critical era in modern Chinese history, but also the peak time of illustrated news reporting in the United States. Besides images from newspapers and journals, this collection also contains pictures about China and the Chinese published in books, brochures, commercial advertisements, campaign posters, postcards, etc. Together, they have documented colourful portrayals of the Chinese and their culture by the U.S. print media and their evolution from ethnic curiosity, stereotyping, and racial prejudice to social awareness, reluctant understanding, and eventual acceptance. Since these publications represent different positions in American politics, they can help contemporary readers develop a more comprehensive understanding of major events in modern American and Chinese histories, such as the cause and effect of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the power struggles behind the development of the Open Door Policy at the turn of the twentieth century. This collection of images has essentially formed a rich visual resource that is both diverse and intriguing; and as primary source documents, they carry significant historical and cultural values that could stimulate further academic research. Contents: The State Affairs of the Celestial Empire in the late Nineteenth Century The Spectacular Geography of the Chinese Empire The Economic, Social, and Cultural Lives of the Late Qing Dynasty Life and Struggles of the Chinese in the New Continent The Chinese Question in American Politics The Chronology of Modern Chinese and American Histories, and Major Events in Chinese Immigration and Sino–US Relations Readership: General readers interested in Chinese culture and Chinese people.Keywords: Chinese People and Culture;American Perceptions;China;United States;Sino-US Relations;Nineteenth Century;Immigrants;The Chinese Exclusion Act;Engravings;Illustrations;Newspapers and MagazinesReview: Key Features: Nearly one thousand historical images of Chinese and their culture are presented in this book Rich primary source documents of American perception of the Chinese and their culture

Author : Karen J. Leong
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520244238

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The China Mystique by Karen J. Leong Pdf

Focusing on three women, Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong & Mayling Soong, this book studies the shifting images of China in American culture, particularly during the 1930s & 40s.

Author : Harold Robert Isaacs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:312610986

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Scratches on Our Minds by Harold Robert Isaacs Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:462846570

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China Perceived by Anonim Pdf

Author : David D. Perlmutter
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 073911820X

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Picturing China in the American Press by David D. Perlmutter Pdf

Picturing China in the American Press juxtaposes what the ordinary American news reader was shown visually inTime Magazine between 1949 and 1973 with contemporary perspectives on the behind-the-scenes history of the period. Time Magazine is an especially fruitful source for such a visual-historical contrast and comparison because it was China-centric, founded and run by Henry Luce, a man who loved China and was commensurably obsessed with winning China to democracy and Western influence. Picturing China examines in detail major events (the Korean War and Nixon's trip to China), less considerable occurrences (shellings of Straits islands and diplomatic flaps), great personages (Chairman Mao and Henry Kissinger), and the common people and common life of China as seen through the lenses and described by the pens of American reporters, artists, photographers, and editors. Picturing China in the American Press is of great interest to both scholars of communications, Chinese history, China Studies, and journalists.

Author : Colin Mackerras
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : China
ISBN : UOM:39015015469284

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Western Images of China by Colin Mackerras Pdf

This book discusses the ways in which Westerners, from the earliest times until the late 1980s, have perceived China--both the China of their own time and the China of the past. Examining sources from all media, the author demonstrates the enormous variety in Western images of China over the centuries--at certain times China has constituted a model for schools of thought in the West, while at others the country has been viewed as a threat.

Author : Gene Luen Yang
Publisher : First Second
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781466805460

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American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang Pdf

A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax. American Born Chinese is a 2006 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, the winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, an Eisner Award nominee for Best Coloring and a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core Connections

Author : Hongshan Li
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461744047

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Image, Perception, and the Making of U.S.-China Relations by Hongshan Li Pdf

Image, Perception, and the Making of U.S.-China Relations examines major events in the history of the relationship between the U.S. and China to show the development and effects of national images and perceptions. These essays expose the effects of ideology as represented through foreign policy and the actions of leaders, as well as the role of the media and governments in shaping public opinion and attitudes. They show the evolution of the influential forces from the nineteenth century through the twentieth century. In each country, a small group of people has always controlled these forces by manipulating the power of the media and governments. The nature of this situation changed national perceptions as power often moved from one small group to another. As a result of manipulating the images and perceptions of each country, these biased and untrue views have inevitably led to conflict between the two countries.