China

John K. Fairbank

Published by Harvard University Press 1967

China

The People’s Middle Kingdom and the U.S.A.

John K. Fairbank

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674333468

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About this book

Public discussion of our China policy in recent months has emphasized the need for a historical view of the ancient "Middle Kingdom" (the Chinese name for China) and its modern revolution. Fairbank has been a leading witness before Congressional groups such as Senator Fulbright's Committee on Foreign Relations, where his testimony received worldwide attention. This volume presents the major themes of his testimony more fully by bringing together essays first published in various national journals, mainly in 1966.

The three parts of this book--"China's Revolution in the Light of Her Past," "The Taiwan Problem," and "Communist China and American Policy"--all bring a knowledge of China's long tradition to bear upon her present crisis. China's past still provides the main repertory of themes and styles, assumptions and methods, upon which her leaders draw in trying to meet their problems. Mao and his party are both circumscribed and inspired by the history of their Middle Kingdom. Although this history is by no means the sole determinant of their actions, it is the specific factor least well known, and therefore most illuminating, to Americans.

The importance and timeliness of these essays, the urgency of their subject matter, are plain enough. As Fairbank says, "We have to face the fact that the Chinese quarter of mankind live on the other side of a cultural gap, and our effort to bridge this gap in the next decade may make us or break us."

Author information

Fairbank John King :

John King Fairbank was Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and Director of the East Asian Research Center at Harvard University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE: THE USES OF CHINA SPECIALISTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
PART I CHINA’S REVOLUTION IN THE LIGHT OF HER PAST
1 A NATION IMPRISONED BY HER HISTORY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2 AN AMERICAN VIEW OF CHINA’S MODERNIZATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3 THE PEOPLE’S MIDDLE KINGDOM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
PART II THE TAIWAN PROBLEM
4 COMMUNIST CHINA AND TAIWAN IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
5 TAIWAN: MYTH, DREAM, AND NIGHTMARE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
PART III COMMUNIST CHINA AND AMERICAN POLICY
6 EDGAR SNOW IN RED CHINA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
7 NEW THINKING ABOUT CHINA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
8 WHY PEKING CASTS US AS THE VILLAIN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
9 HOW TO DEAL WITH THE CHINESE REVOLUTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
10 THE IMPACT OF PROTESTANT MISSIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
11 REFLECTIONS ON “THE CHINA PROBLEM” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1967
Edition: Reprint 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 145
Keywords: United States -- Relations -- China.; China -- Relations -- United States.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674333468

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1967
ISBN: 9780674333451