The United States and China a history from the eighteenth century to the present

Combining original research with contemporary scholarship, The United States and China re-examines over two centuries of interaction between the United States and China in a changing world. It explains the foundations and character of their political, economic, military, social, and cultural relatio...

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Main Author: Wang, Dong 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield [2013]
Series:Asia/Pacific/perspectives
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Table of 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?