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America's first adventure in China : trade, treaties, opium, and salvation
Yazar:
Haddad, John Rogers. author
ISBN:
9781439906903
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
viii, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
İçerik:
First contact : the voyage of the empress of China -- System men : the rise of Perkins & Co. -- All for a cup of tea : finding goods for the Canton market -- Beachhead of God : the first wave of missionaries -- Rising on smoke : opium and identity in Canton -- Formal ties : the Caleb Cushing mission -- Centrifugal force : the spread of people, goods, capital, and ideas -- Heavenly war : Americans and the Taiping rebellion -- Cooperation : Burlingame and the reinvention of Sino-western relations
Özet:
"In 1784, when Americans first voyaged to China, they confronted Chinese authorities who were unaware that the United States even existed. Nevertheless, a long, complicated, and fruitful trade relationship was born after American traders, missionaries, diplomats, and others sailed to China with lofty ambitions: to acquire fabulous wealth, convert China to Christianity, and even command a Chinese army. In America's First Adventure in China, John Haddad provides a colorful history of the evolving cultural exchange and interactions between these countries. He recounts how American expatriates adopted a pragmatic attitude--as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and improvisational approach--to their dealings with the Chinese. Haddad shows how opium played a potent role in the dreams of Americans who either smuggled it or opposed its importation, and he considers the missionary movement that compelled individuals to accept a hard life in an alien culture. As a result of their efforts, Americans achieved a favorable outcome--they established a unique presence in China--and cultivated a relationship whose complexities continue to grow."--Publisher's website
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