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The China Mirage

The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia

James Bradley

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English
Little Brown
28 June 2016
"James Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans--including FDR's grandfather, Warren Delano--who in the 1800s made their fortunes in the China opium trade. Meanwhile, American missionaries sought a myth: noble Chinese peasants eager to Westernise.

The media propagated this mirage, and FDR believed that supporting Chiang Kai-shek would make China America's best friend in Asia. But Chiang was on his way out and when Mao Zedong instead came to power, Americans were shocked, wondering how we had ""lost China.""

From the 1850s to the origins of the Vietnam War, Bradley reveals how American misconceptions about China have distorted our policies and led to the avoidable deaths of millions. THE CHINA MIRAGE dynamically explores the troubled history that still defines U.S.-Chinese relations today."

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Imprint:   Little Brown
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 208mm,  Width: 138mm,  Spine: 29mm
Weight:   430g
ISBN:   9780316196680
ISBN 10:   0316196681
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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