| Henry R. Luce, Time, and the American Crusade in Asia Contributor(s): Herzstein, Robert E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521835771 ISBN-13: 9780521835770 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Using hitherto inaccessible or neglected sources, Herzstein chronicles how Henry R. Luce, founder of "Time" magazine, used his famous magazine to advance his interventionist agenda in Asia and to convince Americans that the United States had "lost" China to the Communists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004021615 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.44" W x 9.4" (1.46 lbs) 364 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Asian |
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| Publisher Description: This book shows how Henry Robinson Luce used his famous magazines to advance his interventionist agenda in Cold War China, Korea, Japan, and above all, Vietnam. This is the first balanced work on Luce and his influence, using hitherto undiscovered or inaccessible sources. Luce saw the American Century as the heir to the fading British Empire; he failed to see the hubris and cultural blindness that would lead to disaster in Vietnam - a disaster for which his magazines paved the way. |
Contributor Bio(s): Herzstein, Robert E.: - Robert E. Herzstein is a Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina where he teaches. He is the author of numerous books including Henry R. Luce: A Political Portrait of the Man Who Created the American Century, Waldheim: The Missing Years, Roosevelt and Hitler: Prelude to War, Adolf Hitler and the German Trauma, and The Nazis (Time-Life Books). Professor Herzstein is also the author of numerous scholarly articles and the recipient of various awards and grants. |
