Publisher:
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: What Means the World to You? -- 1. Theoretical China -- 2. Naïve Melody -- 3. Four Hundred Million Customers -- 4. Pink Flag -- 5. Down and Out in New York City -- 6. Pacific Crossings -- 7. Too Big to Fail --...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: What Means the World to You? -- 1. Theoretical China -- 2. Naïve Melody -- 3. Four Hundred Million Customers -- 4. Pink Flag -- 5. Down and Out in New York City -- 6. Pacific Crossings -- 7. Too Big to Fail -- Conclusion: The Floaters -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index Who gets to speak for China? During the interwar years, when American condescension toward China yielded to fascination with all things Chinese, a circle of writers sparked an unprecedented conversation over U.S.-Chinese relations. Hua Hsu tells how they became ensnared in bitter rivalries over who could claim the title of leading China expert