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In search of admiration and respect : Chinese cultural diplomacy in the United States, 1875-1974 / Yanqui Zheng

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Original language: Chinese Series: China understandings today | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia UniversityPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:
  • 9780472904471
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780472076802. | 9780472056804. | Erscheint auch als: In search of admiration and respect. Druck-Ausgabe Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2024DDC classification:
  • 327.51009/034 23/eng/20240501
LOC classification:
  • DS775.8
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Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on the Chinese Language -- Introduction: Whose China -- One. Slow Institutionalization, 1875-1940 -- Two. Government Learning, 1905-1940 -- Three. Contingent Confluence, 1943-1958 -- Four. Almost Solo Shows, 1953-1965 -- Five. A Different Landscape, 1966-1974 -- Epilogue: Elusive Infrastructure of Persuasion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Summary: In Search of Admiration and Respect examines the institutionalization of Chinese cultural diplomacy in the period between high imperialism and the international ascendance of the People's Republic of China. During these years, Chinese intellectuals and officials tried to promote the idea of China's cultural refinement in an effort to combat negative perceptions of the nation. Yanqiu Zheng argues that, unlike similar projects by more established powers, Chinese cultural diplomacy in this era was not carried out solely by a functional government agency; rather, limited resources forced an uneasy collaboration between the New York-based China Institute and the Chinese Nationalist government. In Search of Admiration and Respect uses the Chinese case to underscore what Zheng calls "infrastructure of persuasion," in which American philanthropy, museums, exhibitions, and show business had disproportionate power in setting the agenda of unequal intercultural encounters. This volume also provides historical insights into China's ongoing quest for international recognition. Drawing upon diverse archival sources, Zheng expands the contours of cultural diplomacy beyond established powers and sheds light on the limited agency of peripheral nations in their self-representationPPN: PPN: 1916210155Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
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