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China Looks at the West
Christopher A. Ford
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Description for China Looks at the West
Series: Asia in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 650 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPA; JPS; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Chinese leaders have long been fascinated by the United States, but have often chosen to demonize America for perceived cultural and military imperialism. Especially under Communist rule, Chinese leaders have crafted and re-crafted portrayals of the United States according to the needs of their own agenda and the regime's self-image -- often seeing America as an antagonist and foil, but sometimes playing it up as a model.
In China Looks at the West, Christopher A. Ford investigates what these depictions reveal about internal Chinese politics and Beijing's ambitions in the world today. In particular, Ford emphasizes the importance ... Read more
Chinese leaders have long been fascinated by the United States, but have often chosen to demonize America for perceived cultural and military imperialism. Especially under Communist rule, Chinese leaders have crafted and re-crafted portrayals of the United States according to the needs of their own agenda and the regime's self-image -- often seeing America as an antagonist and foil, but sometimes playing it up as a model.
In China Looks at the West, Christopher A. Ford investigates what these depictions reveal about internal Chinese politics and Beijing's ambitions in the world today. In particular, Ford emphasizes the importance ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
Series
Asia in the New Millennium
Number of Pages
650
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813165400
SKU
V9780813165400
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99-50
About Christopher A. Ford
Christopher A. Ford is Republican Chief Counsel at the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, and formerly served as a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. He is the author of The Mind of Empire: China's History and Modern Foreign Relations.
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