Search Results - Americans

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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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 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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