Warren I. Cohen is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

• Preface to the Fifth Edition Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments to the Fifth Edition Romanization Table Prologue: The Barbarians and the Tribute System 1. The Development of the Treaty System 2. The United States as a Power in East Asia 3. In the Light of the Rising Sun 4. The Response to Chinese Nationalism 5. China as an Abstraction-The Conflict with Japan 6. Communism in China 7. The Great Aberration 8. Rapprochement-At Last 9. In the Shadow of Tiananmen 10. America in the Age of Chinese Power Notes Bibliographical Essay Index

Warren Cohen... [is] the leading historian of Sino-American relations of his generation. This book has much to offer both newcomers to its subject as well as those who have been studying relations between these two countries nearly as long as its author. American Diplomacy A fresh new look at the history of United States diplomacy towards China... The subject will never be the same again. -- John King Fairbank American Political Science Review Careful, well-documented. Political Science Quarterly Lucid and concise... a model of its kind, thoughtful, even-tempered, and extremely well-written. Pacific Historical Review Provocative and perceptive. China Quarterly A venerable work. -- Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom The Daily Beast

Warren I. Cohen is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

• Preface to the Fifth Edition Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments to the Fifth Edition Romanization Table Prologue: The Barbarians and the Tribute System 1. The Development of the Treaty System 2. The United States as a Power in East Asia 3. In the Light of the Rising Sun 4. The Response to Chinese Nationalism 5. China as an Abstraction-The Conflict with Japan 6. Communism in China 7. The Great Aberration 8. Rapprochement-At Last 9. In the Shadow of Tiananmen 10. America in the Age of Chinese Power Notes Bibliographical Essay Index

Warren Cohen... [is] the leading historian of Sino-American relations of his generation. This book has much to offer both newcomers to its subject as well as those who have been studying relations between these two countries nearly as long as its author. American Diplomacy A fresh new look at the history of United States diplomacy towards China... The subject will never be the same again. -- John King Fairbank American Political Science Review Careful, well-documented. Political Science Quarterly Lucid and concise... a model of its kind, thoughtful, even-tempered, and extremely well-written. Pacific Historical Review Provocative and perceptive. China Quarterly A venerable work. -- Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom The Daily Beast

Warren I. Cohen is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

• Preface to the Fifth Edition Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments to the Fifth Edition Romanization Table Prologue: The Barbarians and the Tribute System 1. The Development of the Treaty System 2. The United States as a Power in East Asia 3. In the Light of the Rising Sun 4. The Response to Chinese Nationalism 5. China as an Abstraction-The Conflict with Japan 6. Communism in China 7. The Great Aberration 8. Rapprochement-At Last 9. In the Shadow of Tiananmen 10. America in the Age of Chinese Power Notes Bibliographical Essay Index

Warren Cohen... [is] the leading historian of Sino-American relations of his generation. This book has much to offer both newcomers to its subject as well as those who have been studying relations between these two countries nearly as long as its author. American Diplomacy A fresh new look at the history of United States diplomacy towards China... The subject will never be the same again. -- John King Fairbank American Political Science Review Careful, well-documented. Political Science Quarterly Lucid and concise... a model of its kind, thoughtful, even-tempered, and extremely well-written. Pacific Historical Review Provocative and perceptive. China Quarterly A venerable work. -- Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom The Daily Beast