Picturing China in the American press : the visual portrayal of Sino-American relations in Time magazine, 1949-1973 / David D. Perlmutter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perlmutter, David D., 1962-

Series:

Lexington studies in political communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Press coverage.

China--Press coverage--United States.

China.

Time.

Time (Title).

United States.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

Picturing China in the American Press juxtaposes what the ordinary American news reader was shown visually in Time 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 China embracing 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 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 scholars of communications, Chinese history, China Studies, and journalists.

Contents:

Romanization of Chinese Names xv

Prologue: Translating Images of China xvii

1 Opening China: War and Revolution 1

2 The Korean War, 1950-1953 47

3 Armageddon for Jinmen?: The Taiwan Straits Crises, 1954-1959 91

4 Interlude and Stasis, 1960-1967 139

5 Journey to China, 1968-1973 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index.

ISBN:

9780739118191

0739118196

9780739118207

073911820X

OCLC:

76786724