Beautiful Imperialist: China Perceives America, 1972-1990

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Princeton University Press, May 23, 1993 - History - 326 pages

From President Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972 to the aftermath of the Tiananmen tragedy, this book examines the changing perceptions of the United States articulated by China's "America Watchers," whose occupation is to interpret the "beautiful imperialist" for China's elite and public. While other studies have looked at the behavioral history of U.S.-China relations, this is the first to probe the perceptual dimension.

 

Contents

Ideological Foundations
42
The American Economy
85
American Society
137
Five
160
American Foreign Policy
226
Seven
258
Conclusion
277
Name Index
305
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David Shambaugh is a Lecturer in Chinese politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and editor of The China Quarterly.