| The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia Contributor(s): Bradley, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316410675 ISBN-13: 9780316410670 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $46.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| Physical Information: 2.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.80 lbs) 608 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China relations from the 19th century to World War II and Mao's ascent. In each of his books, James Bradley has exposed the hidden truths behind America's engagement in Asia. Now comes his most engrossing work yet. Beginning in the 1850s, Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans who made their fortunes in the China opium trade. As they -- -good Christians all -- -profitably addicted millions, American missionaries arrived, promising salvation for those who adopted Western ways. And that was just the beginning. From drug dealer Warren Delano to his grandson Franklin Delano Roosevelt, from the port of Hong Kong to the towers of Princeton University, from the era of Appomattox to the age of the A-Bomb, The China Mirage explores a difficult century that defines U.S.-Chinese relations to this day. |