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America´s First Adventure in China: Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation
John R Haddad
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Description for America´s First Adventure in China: Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation
Hardback. A lively account of the brash men who chased their American Dreams all the way to China Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
In 1784, when Americans first voyaged to China, they confronted Chinese authorities who were unaware that the United States even existed. Nevertheless, a long, complicated, and fruitful trade relationship was born after American traders, missionaries, diplomats, and others sailed to China with lofty ambitions: to acquire fabulous wealth, convert China to Christianity, and even command a Chinese army. In America's First Adventure in China, John Haddad provides a colourful history of the evolving cultural exchange and interactions between these countries. He recounts how American expatriates adopted a pragmatic attitude - as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and improvisational approach - ... Read more
In 1784, when Americans first voyaged to China, they confronted Chinese authorities who were unaware that the United States even existed. Nevertheless, a long, complicated, and fruitful trade relationship was born after American traders, missionaries, diplomats, and others sailed to China with lofty ambitions: to acquire fabulous wealth, convert China to Christianity, and even command a Chinese army. In America's First Adventure in China, John Haddad provides a colourful history of the evolving cultural exchange and interactions between these countries. He recounts how American expatriates adopted a pragmatic attitude - as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and improvisational approach - ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
561g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781439906897
SKU
V9781439906897
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About John R Haddad
John R. Haddad is an Associate Professor of American Studies and Popuar Culture at Penn State Harrisburg. He was awarded the Gutenberg-e Prize in 2002 for his dissertation, which was published as The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture, 1776-1876. In 2010, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and research at the University of Hong ... Read more
Reviews for America´s First Adventure in China: Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation
"John Haddad has written a subtle and spirited book, which takes America's first experiences in China as a means to explore the early years of the United States as an independent nation. This is a book about the magic of money and the ingenious ways that American business grandees reacted to the ever-shifting promises and disappointments of an emerging Asian ... Read more