The United States and China : a history from the eighteenth century to the present / Dong Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Dong, 1967-

Series:

Asia/Pacific/perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--China.

United States.

China.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 377 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013.

Summary:

The United States and China offers the first comprehensive synthesis of the history of U.S.-Chinese relations from initial contact to the present. Balancing the modern (1784-1949) and contemporary (1949- ) periods, Dong Wang retraces centuries of interaction between two of the world's great powers from the perspective of both sides. She examines state-to-state diplomacy, as well as economic, social, military, religious, and cultural interplay within varying national and international contexts. As China itself continues to grow in global importance, so does the U.S.-Chinese relationship, and this book provides an essential grounding for understanding its past, present, and possible futures. Book jacket.

"The United States and China offers the first comprehensive synthesis of the history of U.S.-Chinese relations from initial contact to the present. Balancing the modern (1784-1949) and contemporary (1949- ) periods, Dong Wang retraces centuries of interaction between two of the world's great powers from the perspective of both sides. She examines state-to-state diplomacy, as well as economic, social, military, religious, and cultural interplay within varying national and international contexts. As China itself continues to grow in global importance, so does the U.S.-Chinese relationship, and this book provides an essential grounding for understanding its past, present, and possible futures."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

The Pacific frontier and Qing China, 1784-1911

Yankee merchants and the China trade

Opium wars and the Open Door

Chinese immigration: roots in the United States?

American protestantism: roots in China?

The United States and China in the era of world wars and revolutions, 1912-1970

Revolutions, nationalism, and internationalization

The Pacific War and Red China

Facing east and west: agents of encounter

Deterrence and negotiation: American-chinese relations during the Cold War

Rapprochement, the default superpower, and China resurgent, 1970-present

Renewing the bilateral relationship, 1970-1989

The China market and the allure of the United States

Clashes and cooperation

China's catch-up: a game-changer for America?.

Pt. 1: The Pacific frontier and Qing China, 1784-1911

Opium wars and the open door

Pt. 2: The United States and China in the era of world wars and revolutions, 1912-1970

Deterrence and negotiation: American-Chinese relations during the Cold War

Pt. 3: Rapprochement, the default superpower, and China resurgent, 1970-present

China's catch-up: a game-changer for America?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-362) and index.

Local Notes:

HSP copy: Balch Ethnic Studies Collection

ISBN:

9780742557819

0742557812

9780742557826

0742557820

0742557839

9780742557833

OCLC:

811410934

Publisher Number:

40022004250