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Subject(s)

• United States—Relations—Soviet Union [Browse]
• United States—Relations—China [Browse]
• Soviet Union—Foreign public opinion, American [Browse]
• China—Foreign public opinion, American [Browse]
• Politicians—United States [Browse]
• Authors, American—United States—Political activity [Browse]
• United States—Intellectual life—20th century [Browse]
• Soviet Union—Relations—United States [Browse]
• China—Relations—United States [Browse]
• Public opinion—United States—History—20th century [Browse]

Related name

• Trani, Eugene P. [Browse]

Summary note

"Drawing on memoirs, archives, and interviews, Davis and Trani trace American prejudice toward Russia and China by focusing on the views of influential writers and politicians over the course of the twentieth century, showing where American images originated and how they evolved"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• pt. 1. Russia
• "Soviet Sam" and the émigrés
• The boys from Riga
• Assignment in Utopia
• Honeymooners
• Chums
• Mr. X
• Gray eminence
• pt. 2. China
• Missionary diplomacy
• Pragmatist in China
• Red star over China
• The novelist and the ambassador
• The president and the generalissimo
• Luce's man in Chungking
• Gurus
• Old conclusions, new beginnings.

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ISBN

• 9780826218537 (alk. paper)
• 0826218539 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2009004941

OCLC

277196214

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