Pursuing China : memoir of a beaver liaison officer / Brian L. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Brian L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic and consular service, Canadian.

International relations.

China--History--1976-2002.

China.

History.

China--History--2002-.

China--Foreign relations--Canada.

Canada--Foreign relations--China.

Canada.

Evans, Brian L.

Diplomatic and consular service, Canadian--Biography.

College teachers--Canada--Biography.

College teachers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 295 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, [2012]

Summary:

Brian Evans blends memoir and history to draw a vivid picture of China and its cultural outreach over the past three decades. His historical and sociological insights as student, scholar, and administrator form an authentic commentary as he discusses China and the Cold War; the Cultural Revolution; the post-Mao transformation of China; Canada's relations with China; the cultural impact of the overseas Chinese community on the Canadian Prairies; development of China studies in Canada and elsewhere; the current impact of China on Canadian higher education; and recent Chinese history seen within a broader context. With this book, Evans seeks to make a contribution to the understanding of the nature and wide range of Canada-China relations, an area in which he himself has played a role.

Contents:

1 Prairie Roots 1

2 Seeking a Path to China 35

3 Rescued by nato 63

4 The Far East in the Far West 91

5 Old Dog, New Tricks 133

6 Basic Diplomacy and the Many Uses of Norman Bethune 161

7 In the Hot Seat 185

8 Greet, Meet, and Eat 221

9 My China 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780888646002

0888646003

OCLC:

733450480