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Distorted mirrors Americans and their relations with Russia and China in the twentieth century / by Davis, Donald E., 1936-

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The Sino-American friendship as tradition and challenge Dr. Ailie Gale in China, 1908-1950 / by Zaccarini, Maria Cristina

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The American military mission to China, 1941-1942 : lend-lease logistics, politics and the tangles of wartime cooperation / by Grieve, William G., 1937-

Table of Contents: “…Creation of the mission : why AMMISCA was established -- America before the Lend-Lease Program : isolationism and anti-war feelings -- The commanders : the leaders of World War II in Asia -- Culture clash : the historical foundation of Sino-Western relations -- The antecedents of the Burma-to-China supply route -- Early East Asian advisory missions -- Maintenance and repairs on the Burma Road -- The mission's involvement at Rangoon -- Logistics problems on the Burma Road -- The mission's role in the American volunteer Group -- International strategic planning -- The culmination of AMMISCA -- Epilogue.…”
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At America's gates Chinese immigration during the exclusion era, 1882-1943 / by Lee, Erika

Subjects: “…Chinese Americans Social conditions 19th century.…”
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Collecting objects/excluding people Chinese subjects and American visual culture, 1830-1900 / by Metrick-Chen, Lenore

“…Chinese subjects and American visual culture, 1830-1900…”
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Explorers & scientists in China's borderlands, 1880-1950

“…China Discovery and exploration American.…”
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China Hand an autobiography / by Davies, John Paton, 1908-1999

Subjects: “…Diplomatic and consular service, American China.…”
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Foreign exchange counterculture behind the walls of St. Hilda's School for Girls, 1929-1937 / by Liu, Judith, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Hilda's School for Girls -- Dorothea and the "saints" -- Into the West -- Appendix A: a Chinese context -- Appendix B: an American context.…”
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The Hump America's strategy for keeping China in World War II / by Plating, John D. (John David), 1967-

Subjects: “…World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American.…”
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Socialist literature theory and practice / by Al-Dabbagh, Abdulla

“…American university studies. General literature,…”
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Heaven and humans are one : the witness of the Chinese Catholic ministry in a global context = Tian ren he yi / by Chiu, Bit-shing Abraham

“…American university studies. Theology and religion ;…”
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The Sino-Soviet split Cold War in the communist world / by Luthi, Lorenz M., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Historical background, 1921-1955 -- The collapse of socialist unity, 1956-1957 -- Mao's challenges, 1958 -- Visible cracks, 1959 -- World revolution and the collapse of economic relations, 1960 -- Ambiguous truce, 1961-1962 -- Mao resurgent, 1962-1963 -- The American factor, 1962-1963 -- Khrushchev's fall and the collapse of party relations, 1963-1966 -- Vietnam and the collapse of the military alliance, 1964-1966.…”
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Strangers on the Western Front Chinese workers in the Great War / by Xu, Guoqi

Table of Contents: “…Great War and great crisis : China, Britain, France, and the "laborers as soldiers" strategy -- The recruitment and European odyssey of the men for Britain and France -- The hidden history of the secret Canadian pathway -- Work -- Treatment and perceptions -- Strangers in a strange world : Chinese lives in Europe -- American soldiers and Chinese laborers -- The association men and Chinese laborers -- The fusion of teaching and learning : students as teachers and vice versa -- A fusion of civilizations -- Appendix 1: Huimin contract with the French government -- Appendix 2: British contract -- Selected glossary.…”
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Liberal cosmopolitan Lin Yutang and middling Chinese modernity / by Qian, Suoqiao

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: re-discovering Lin Yutang in the post-Mao era -- Chinese modernity: nationalism, imperialism, and the liberal cosmopolitan alternative -- Enlightenment and national salvation: the politics of a liberal nationalist -- "Little critic:" "returned" professionals and the cosmopolitan modern -- A cross-cultural aesthetics of life: translating "xingling" into "self-expression," "xianshi" into "leisure" and "humor" into "youmo" -- Oriental other: the business of translating Chinese and American cultures -- Cosmopolitan difference: critique of imperialism and debating "Chinahands" -- Conclusion: what a liberal cosmopolitan alternative means for contemporary Chinese intellectual dilemma -- Appendix. …”
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The "inscrutably Chinese" church how narratives and nationalism continue to divide Christianity / by Faries, Nathan, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: "inscrutably Chinese" narratives -- The "true face" of the Chinese church -- National narratives from outside China -- National narratives from within China -- Missionary stories from the past -- "Missionary" stories from contemporary China -- Literary narratives from before China's reform era -- Foreign travelers in the new China -- Chinese-American voices and living White males -- Pre-modern and modern literature -- Reform era writers test the waters -- Shi Tiesheng and Bei Cun dive into the deep end -- The narratives of Chinese Christianity -- Conclusion: cause for hope amid unresolved tensions.…”
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Victory in defeat the Wake Island defenders in captivity, 1941-1945 / by Urwin, Gregory J. W., 1955-

Table of Contents: “…"Issue in doubt" : the siege of Wake Island -- "The emperor has ... presented you with your lives" : the shock of capture -- "Very odd people indeed" : the first twenty-four hours in captivity -- "The Japanese continue to treat us with respect" : a deceptively gentle transition to POW life -- "A real hell ship" : from Wake Island to Yokohama on the Nitta Maru -- "Never had I felt so desolate or so weary" : from murder at sea to despair on land -- "The most painful days we spent in prison camp" : hitting bottom at Woosung -- "The Japanese Army ... will improve your conditions" : turning the corner at Woosung -- "Without Red Cross help ... we would never have pulled through" : the impact of outside aid -- "I thought they handled themselves reasonably well" : Japanese-POW relations at Woosung -- "You God damn Americans don't understand anything" : strains, outrages, and departures -- "This camp is the best one that the Japs have" : a new commandant and a new camp -- A hellacious damn deal till we finished" : pushed to the edge on Mount Fuji -- "Optimism ... is running high" : hope revives at Kiangwan -- "The pleasure of raising our flag over the enemy's homeland" : to Japan and liberation -- "98 US PW, 5-10-43" : the Wake Island diaspora, 1942-1945 -- "We had a bond there that's still going" : why so many came home.…”
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The ALA guide to researching modern China / by Ye, Yunshan

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Intimate Communities : Wartime Healthcare and the Birth of Modern China, 1937-1945 / by Barnes, Nicole Elizabeth, 1975-

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Power of Freedom : Hu Shih's Political Writings /

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