The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present
Nov 2016 · Sold by Henry Holt and Company
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The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: A Captivating Chronicle of the Complex Relationship Between the United States and China
From clipper ships swapping American ginseng for Chinese tea to warships facing off in the South China Sea, from Yankee missionaries bringing Christianity and education to Chinese laborers building the American West, the United States and China have long been dramatically intertwined. For over two centuries, statesmen, merchants, missionaries, and adventurers from both nations have profoundly influenced each other's fates, engaging in a recurring pattern of enchantment followed by disillusionment.
Drawing on personal letters, diaries, memoirs, government documents, and contemporary news reports, John Pomfret reconstructs the surprising, tragic, and marvelous ways Americans and Chinese have interacted through the centuries. The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom provides a fascinating and thrilling account, offering an indispensable guide to understanding the most important—and often perplexing—relationship between any two countries in the world. Tracing the complex history of Sino-American relations, Pomfret reveals the deep roots of current tensions and the potential for future cooperation.
From clipper ships swapping American ginseng for Chinese tea to warships facing off in the South China Sea, from Yankee missionaries bringing Christianity and education to Chinese laborers building the American West, the United States and China have long been dramatically intertwined. For over two centuries, statesmen, merchants, missionaries, and adventurers from both nations have profoundly influenced each other's fates, engaging in a recurring pattern of enchantment followed by disillusionment.
Drawing on personal letters, diaries, memoirs, government documents, and contemporary news reports, John Pomfret reconstructs the surprising, tragic, and marvelous ways Americans and Chinese have interacted through the centuries. The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom provides a fascinating and thrilling account, offering an indispensable guide to understanding the most important—and often perplexing—relationship between any two countries in the world. Tracing the complex history of Sino-American relations, Pomfret reveals the deep roots of current tensions and the potential for future cooperation.
The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: A Captivating Chronicle of the Complex Relationship Between the United States and China
From clipper ships swapping American ginseng for Chinese tea to warships facing off in the South China Sea, from Yankee missionaries bringing Christianity and edu...
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John Pomfret served as a correspondent for the Washington Post for two decades, covering wars, revolutions, and China. He is the author of the acclaimed book Chinese Lessons, and has won awards for his reporting on Asia, including the Osborne Elliot Prize. He holds a BA and MA from Stanford University and was one of the first American students to go to China after relations were normalized. Pomfret was expelled from China after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. Most recently, he was a Fulbright senior scholar in Beijing.
John Pomfret served as a correspondent for the Washington Post for two decades, covering wars, revolutions, and China. He is the author of the acclaimed book Chinese Lessons, and has won awards for his reporting on Asia, including the Osborne Elliot Prize. He holds a BA and MA from Stanford Unive...
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