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The United States and China : a history from the eighteenth century to the present / Dong Wang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Dong, 1967- author.
- Series:
- Asia/Pacific/perspectives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Foreign relations--China.
- United States.
- International relations.
- China.
- China--Foreign relations--United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 377 pages).
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- 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?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- ISBN:
- 9780742557833
- OCLC:
- 829243849
- Publisher Number:
- EBC1126467
- Access Restriction:
- 1 online resource
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