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China Hand: un'autobiografia di John Paton Davies Jr.-
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- Condizione
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780812244014
- EAN
- 9780812244014
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Publication Name
- China Hand : an Autobiography
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Subject
- International Relations / General, Political, Asia / China, International Relations / Diplomacy
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Series
- Haney Foundation Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Item Weight
- 26.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 376 Pages
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In this wry and insightful memoir, distinguished American diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. describes his upbringing and wartime adventures in Asia, encounters with key twentieth-century figures from Mahatma Gandhi to Joseph Stalin, and how he carried on after his Foreign Service career was cut short by McCarthyism.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
081224401x
ISBN-13
9780812244014
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038432330
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
376 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
China Hand : an Autobiography
Publication Year
2012
Subject
International Relations / General, Political, Asia / China, International Relations / Diplomacy
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Series
Haney Foundation Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
26.5 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2011-033181
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"An important book about a pivotal time in America, with relevance for the present and future. As history and biography, China Hand is first rate."-Dan Rather, Davies predicted more accurately than anyone else, prior to the Cold War, what China's course would be during it. We are most fortunate to have his posthumous autobiography available at last, in which he explains, in shrewd and sparkling prose, how he did this. His book is a major new contribution to World War II and early Cold War history., China Hand is a vital missing link in the terrible story of America savaging itself politically over the Communist conquest of China. This testimony by a leading victim in that maelstrom of hysteria and falsehood makes sobering reading in today's political climate., "Among the State Department's 'China Hands' of the 1930s and 40s, John Paton Davies was one of the most eminent, until our domestic debates destroyed his career. China Hand is a gripping account of that era."-Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, "From his battles with Senator McCarthy, to his heroic achievements in the Burmese jungle, from his insightful predictions of the Chinese civil war, to his ultimate dismissal from the U.S. Foreign Service, Davies holds nothing back. Loaded in story and analysis, China Hand is a terrific book about a fascinating figure in American history."--Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion, "An often funny, always insightful account of an adventurous and wonderful life. John Paton Davies was an American hero--judicious, discreet, and reliable--who deserves to be remembered by a book as good as this one."--Nicholas Thompson, author of The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War, "Davies predicted more accurately than anyone else, prior to the Cold War, what China's course would be during it. We are most fortunate to have his posthumous autobiography available at last, in which he explains, in shrewd and sparkling prose, how he did this. His book is a major new contribution to World War II and early Cold War history."-John Lewis Gaddis, author of George F. Kennan: An American Life, "Davies predicted more accurately than anyone else, prior to the Cold War, what China's course would be during it. We are most fortunate to have his posthumous autobiography available at last, in which he explains, in shrewd and sparkling prose, how he did this. His book is a major new contribution to World War II and early Cold War history."--John Lewis Gaddis, author of George F. Kennan: An American Life, From his battles with Senator McCarthy, to his heroic achievements in the Burmese jungle, from his insightful predictions of the Chinese civil war, to his ultimate dismissal from the U.S. Foreign Service, Davies holds nothing back. Loaded in story and analysis, China Hand is a terrific book about a fascinating figure in American history., " China Hand is low-key but forceful, at times quite deliciously witty. . . . No doubt China Hand will be of particular interest to students of Chinese history from the 1930s to the 50s and of American diplomacy during the same period, but its greatest value is as the personal testament of a man who was the wholly innocent victim of political opportunism yet retained his sense of personal worth and, equally important, his undying loyalty to the country that had served him so poorly. His life should be an object lesson to everyone."--Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post, " China Hand is a vital missing link in the terrible story of America savaging itself politically over the Communist conquest of China. This testimony by a leading victim in that maelstrom of hysteria and falsehood makes sobering reading in today's political climate."-Robert MacNeil, " China Hand is a vital missing link in the terrible story of America savaging itself politically over the Communist conquest of China. This testimony by a leading victim in that maelstrom of hysteria and falsehood makes sobering reading in today's political climate."--Robert MacNeil, "The book is filled with vivid personalities and brings to life the fluid strategic situation at the end of the war. Its wry style makes for a delightful read, even though the foreordained outcome suffuses the story with regret."- Foreign Affairs, An often funny, always insightful account of an adventurous and wonderful life. John Paton Davies was an American hero-judicious, discreet, and reliable-who deserves to be remembered by a book as good as this one., The book is filled with vivid personalities and brings to life the fluid strategic situation at the end of the war. Its wry style makes for a delightful read, even though the foreordained outcome suffuses the story with regret., "An important book about a pivotal time in America, with relevance for the present and future. As history and biography, China Hand is first rate."--Dan Rather, "An often funny, always insightful account of an adventurous and wonderful life. John Paton Davies was an American hero-judicious, discreet, and reliable-who deserves to be remembered by a book as good as this one."-Nicholas Thompson, author of The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War, China Hand is low-key but forceful, at times quite deliciously witty. . . . No doubt China Hand will be of particular interest to students of Chinese history from the 1930s to the 50s and of American diplomacy during the same period, but its greatest value is as the personal testament of a man who was the wholly innocent victim of political opportunism yet retained his sense of personal worth and, equally important, his undying loyalty to the country that had served him so poorly. His life should be an object lesson to everyone., Among the State Department's 'China Hands' of the 1930s and 40s, John Paton Davies was one of the most eminent, until our domestic debates destroyed his career. China Hand is a gripping account of that era., "The book is filled with vivid personalities and brings to life the fluid strategic situation at the end of the war. Its wry style makes for a delightful read, even though the foreordained outcome suffuses the story with regret."-- Foreign Affairs, "From his battles with Senator McCarthy, to his heroic achievements in the Burmese jungle, from his insightful predictions of the Chinese civil war, to his ultimate dismissal from the U.S. Foreign Service, Davies holds nothing back. Loaded in story and analysis, China Hand is a terrific book about a fascinating figure in American history."-Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion, ""[This] globetrotting memoir is rich in intrigue, candid, credible, and masterfully told."-Andrew Burstein, the Advocate, China Hand is low-key but forceful, at times quite deliciously witty. . . . No doubt China Hand will be of particular interest to students of Chinese history from the 1930s to the 50s and of American diplomacy during the same period, but its greatest value is as the personal testament of a man who was the wholly innocent victim of political opportunism yet retained his sense of personal worth and, equally important, his undying loyalty to the country that had served him so poorly. His life should be an object lesson to everyone.--Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post, An important book about a pivotal time in America, with relevance for the present and future. As history and biography, China Hand is first rate., ""[This] globetrotting memoir is rich in intrigue, candid, credible, and masterfully told."--Andrew Burstein, The Advocate, "Among the State Department's 'China Hands' of the 1930s and 40s, John Paton Davies was one of the most eminent, until our domestic debates destroyed his career. China Hand is a gripping account of that era."--Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, "[This] globetrotting memoir is rich in intrigue, candid, credible, and masterfully told."--Andrew Burstein, The Advocate, China Hand is low-key but forceful, at times quite deliciously witty. . . . No doubt China Hand will be of particular interest to students of Chinese history from the 1930s to the 50s and of American diplomacy during the same period, but its greatest value is as the personal testament of a man who was the wholly innocent victim of political opportunism yet retained his sense of personal worth and, equally important, his undying loyalty to the country that had served him so poorly. His life should be an object lesson to everyone.-Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post, ""[This] globetrotting memoir is rich in intrigue, candid, credible, and masterfully told."-Andrew Burstein, The Advocate
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
327.2092
Lc Classification Number
E748.D214a3 2012
Table of Content
Foreword --Todd S. Purdum PART I. LEAVING AND RETURNING i The Firing ii From China to America iii My Itinerant Education iv Hankow, the Far East Desk, and Pearl Harbor PART II. ''THIS ASSIGNMENT IS NOT MADE AT YOUR REQUEST NOR FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE'' v To Asia with Stilwell vi A Moment with Mr. Gandhi vii Nehru and ''The Problem'' viii An American in India ix Willkie, Washington, and Vinegar Joe x Among the Naga Headhunters PART III. PUBLIC AND PERSONAL DIPLOMACY xi The Politics of War xii Cairo: With Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang xiii The Resurrection of Britain's Empire in Asia May Be Said to Lie Outside the Scope of Our Mission xiv Patricia's Passage to India; A Soong Family Fracas PART IV. THE QUESTION OF CHINA xv Stilwell's Wars xvi The Generalissimo Versus the General xvii Meeting Mao xviii Communists Versus Nationalists Versus Hurley PART V. MOSCOW NIGHTS AND DAYS xix Posted to Moscow xx Hurley's Opening Salvo xxi Postwar Moscow PART VI. AT WAR AT HOME xxii Returning to America, and the China Lobby xxiii Assigned to Kennan's Policy Planning Staff xxiv Working with the National Security Council xxv Revisiting Asia in 1948 xxvi ''The Most Nefarious Campaign of Half-Truths and Untruth in the History of the Republic'' Epilogue --Bruce Cumings Index Acknowledgments Gallery follows page 240
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2012
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