Land Without Ghosts

Chinese Impressions of America from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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Americans have long been fascinated with European views of the United States. The many Chinese commentaries on America, however, have remained largely unavailable to the English reader. Land without Ghosts presents for the first time selections on America from Chinese writings over the last 150 years. Included are extracts from the travel diaries of nineteenth-century diplomats, a first-hand account of blacks in 1930s Alabama and of the young white Communists working to organize them.

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Utgivningsdatum1993-09-20
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt408 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor328
FörlagUniversity of California Press
ISBN9780520084247

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List of IllustrationsForeword, by John K. FairbankIntroductionNote on the TextsI. EXOTIC AMERICAGeorge Washington and the American Political SystemXu Jiyu, 1848Trains and TreatiesZhigang, 1868Strange CustomsZhang Deyi, 1868Glimpses of a Modern SocietyLi Gui, 1876Travel in the InteriorChen Lanbin, 1878How to Cope with Western Dinner PartiesCaiJun, 1881II. MENACING AMERICATwo PoemsHuang Zunxian, 1882-1885Chinese in AmericaZhang Yinhuan, 1886Translator's Notes to Uncle Tom's CabinLin Shu, 1901The Power and Threat of AmericaLiang Qichao, 1903III. MODEL AMERICAReport of an Investigation of American EducationHuang Yanpei, 1915The American WomanHu Shi, 1914-1918The Contradictory American CharacterTang Hualong, 1918"Things About America and Americans"Xu Zhengkeng, 1918-1921Presidential ElectionsLi Gongpu, 1928IV. FLAWED AMERICAThe American Family: Individualism, Material Wealth,and Pleasure-Seeking"Gongwang," 1932Alabama: Reds and BlacksZou Taofen, 1935Impressions on Reaching AmericaLin Yutang, 1936BurlesqueGeorge Kao, 1937The Shallowness of Cultural TraditionFei Xiaotong, 1943-1944Some Judgments About AmericaXiao Qian, 1945Betty: A Portrait of LonelinessYang Gang, 1948V. FAMILIAR AMERICA: THE VIEW FROM TAIWANA Day in the CountryDu Hengzhi, 1946-1948Americans' Lack of Personal StyleYin Haiguang, 1954Black GhostYu Guangzhong, 1965Eating in AmericaCai Nengying, Luo Lan, andLiang Shiqiu, 1960s-1970sA Family Christmas"Jiejun," ca. 1970America, AmericaZhang Beihai, 1986-1987VI. AMERICA REDISCOVERED: TRAVELERS FROMTHE PEOPLE'S REPUBLICCold War Denunciations1949-1955A Glimpse of AmericaWang Ruoshui, 1978Working StudentsXiao Qian, 1979America RevisitedFei Xiaotong, 1979I Do Not Regret Visiting New YorkZhang Jie, 1982America, Spacious Yet ConfiningLiu Binyan, 1982Six Don'tsfor Chinese Students in AmericaWang Yuzhong, 1986Private Ownership and Public OwnershipLi Shaomin, 1987AfterwordSource Notes