Description: Product Description : The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present A remarkable history of the twocenturiesold relationship between the United States and China from the Revolutionary War to the present dayFrom the clipper ships that ventured to Canton hauling cargos of American ginseng to swap Chinese tea to the US warships facing off against Chinas growing navy in the South China Sea from the Yankee missionaries who brought Christianity and education to China to the Chinese who built the American West the United States and China have always been dramatically intertwined For more than two centuries American and Chinese statesmen merchants missionaries and adventurers men and women have profoundly influenced the fate of these nations While we tend to think of Americas ties with China as starting in 1972 with the visit of President Richard Nixon to China the patternsrapturous enchantment followed by angry disillusionmentwere set in motion hundreds of years earlierDrawing on personal letters diaries memoirs government documents and contemporary news reports John Pomfret reconstructs the surprising tragic and marvelous ways Americans and Chinese have engaged with one another through the centuries A fascinating and thrilling account The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom is also an indispensable book for understanding the most importantand often the most perplexingrelationship between any two countries in the world( it is an used product )
Price: 21.7 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2024-12-10T09:00:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Henry Holt Company
UPC: 9780805092509
MPN: 9.78081E+12
Model No: 9.78081E+12
Country of Origin: USA United States
Net Quantity/Number of Units: 1
Dimensions LxWxH - Cms: 6.41X1.54X9.59
ISBN-10: 805092501
ISBN-13: 9780805092509
SKU: SONG0805092501
No. of Pages: 704
Type: Books
Book Title: Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom : America and China, 1776 to the Present
Number of Pages: 704 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Holt & Company, Henry
Item Height: 1.5 in
Topic: International Relations / General
Publication Year: 2016
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 32.8 Oz
Item Length: 9.6 in
Author: John Pomfret
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
