China's America: The Chinese View the United States, 1900-2000 (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

__One __of the Top 25 Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011 selected by the Choice magazine, this is a fascinating look at Chinese perceptions of the United States and the cultural and political background that informs them.____ What Do The Chinese Think Of America? Why Did Jiang Zemin Praise The Film Titanic? Why Did Mao Call Fdr's Envoy Patrick Hurley A Clown? Why Did The Book China Can Say No (meaning No To The United States) Become A Bestseller Only A Few Years After A Replica Of The Statue Of Liberty Was Erected During Protests In Tiananmen Square? Jing Li's Fascinating Book Explores Chinese Perceptions Of The United States During The Twentieth Century. As Li Notes, These Two Very Different Countries Both Played Significant Roles In World Affairs And There Were Important Interactions Between Them. Chinese Views Of The United States Were Thus Influenced By Various And Changing Considerations, Resulting In Interpretations And Opinions That Were Complex And Sometimes Contradictory. Li Uncovers The Historical, Political, And Cultural Forces That Have Influenced These Alternately Positive And Negative Opinions. Revealing In Its Insight Into The Twentieth Century, China's America Is Also Instructive For All Who Care About The Understandings Between These Two Powerful Countries In The Twenty-first Century. -- From The Back Cover. Statesmen, Scholars, And Men In The Street, 1900-1949 -- Farewell, Leighton Stuart! Anti-americanism In The Early Fifties -- Challenging A Taboo : China's Liberal Critics And America In 1957 -- Communist Crusade And Capitalist Stronghold : Mao's Everlasting Revolution And The United States, 1957-1979 -- A Balancing Act : The People's Daily, 1979-1989 -- Chinese Review America : The Dushu Magazine, 1979-1989 -- Popular And Not-so-popular America : The Chinese Masses And The U.s.a. In The 1980s -- Shall The Twain Ever Meet? Old Themes And New Trends In The Last Decade Of The Century. Jing Li. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 2011 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Winner of the 2011 Best Book Award presented by the Chinese American Librarians Association What do the Chinese think of America? Why did Jiang Zemin praise the film Titanic ? Why did Mao call FDR's envoy Patrick Hurley "a clown?" Why did the book China Can Say No (meaning "no" to the United States) become a bestseller only a few years after a replica of the Statue of Liberty was erected during protests in Tianamen Square? Jing Li's fascinating book explores Chinese perceptions of the United States during the twentieth century. As Li notes, these two very different countries both played significant roles in world affairs and there were important interactions between them. Chinese view of the United States were thus influenced by various and changing considerations, resulting in interpretations and opinions that were complex and sometimes contradictory. Li uncovers the historical, political, and cultural forces that have influenced these alternately positive and negative opinions. Revealing in its insight into the twentieth century, China's America is also instructive for all who care about the understandings between these two powerful countries as we move into the twenty-first century. One of the Top 25 Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011 selected by the Choice magazine, this is a fascinating look at Chinese perceptions of the United States and the cultural and political background that informs them.