A beguiling account of twentieth-century America through the eyes of an outsider, a remarkable inversion of the standard 'Westerner observing the exotic' travel writing formula.
A beguiling account of twentieth-century America through the eyes of an outsider, a remarkable inversion of the standard 'Westerner observing the exotic' travel writing formula.
Wu Tingfang (1842-1922) was a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of the Republic of China. Jonathan Spence teaches in the field of Chinese history from around 1600 to the present and on Western images of China since the middle ages at Yale University.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations Introduction by Jonathan Spence Preface by Wu Tingfang The Importance of Names American Prosperity American Government America and China American Education American Business Methods American Freedom and Equality American Manners American Women American Costumes American versus Chinese Civilization American versus Chinese Civilization (continued) Dinners, Banquets, Etc Theaters Opera and Musical Entertainments Conjuring and Circuses Sports
List of Illustrations Introduction by Jonathan Spence Preface by Wu Tingfang The Importance of Names American Prosperity American Government America and China American Education American Business Methods American Freedom and Equality American Manners American Women American Costumes American versus Chinese Civilization American versus Chinese Civilization (continued) Dinners, Banquets, Etc Theaters Opera and Musical Entertainments Conjuring and Circuses Sports
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