The China Mirage
The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia
$33.78
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2016
Summary
James Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans–including FDR’s grandfather, Warren Delano–who in the 1800s made their fortunes in the China opium trade. Meanwhile, American missionaries sought a myth: noble Chinese peasants eager to Westernise.
The media propagated this mirage, and FDR believed that supporting Chiang Kai-shek would make China America’s best friend in Asia. But Chiang was on his way out and when Mao Zedong instead came to power, Americans were shocked, wonderin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316196680 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0316196681 |
| Author: | James Bradley |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Back Bay Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 430g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 29mm |
About The Author
James Bradley
James Bradley is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Imperial Cruise, Flyboys, and Flags of Our Fathers, and a son of one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima.
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