Beautiful Imperialist: China Perceives America, 1972-1990 / Edition 1

by David Shambaugh

Overview

From President Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972 to the aftermath of the Tiananmen tragedy, this book examines the changing perceptions of the United States articulated by China's "America Watchers," whose occupation is to interpret the "beautiful imperialist" for China's elite and public. While other studies have looked at the behavioral history of U.S.-China relations, this is the first to probe the perceptual dimension.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691024868
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	05/23/1993
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	350
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Shambaugh is a Lecturer in Chinese politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and editor of The China Quarterly.

Table of Contents

	List of Tables and Figures	ix
	Preface	xi
	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Abbreviations	xv
1	Introduction	3
2	Ideological Foundations	42
3	The American Economy	85
4	American Society	137
5	The American Polity	165
6	American Foreign Policy	226
7	Conclusion	277
	Name Index	305
	Subject Index	315

Editorial Reviews

This path-breaking study . . . concludes that there is a large perception gap in U.S.-China relations. . . . [Both] sides are imbued with a severe case of cognitive dissonance, wishful thinking, misinformation, and misperception.

Foreign Affairs - Donald S. Zagoria

An important, pioneering study by one of a select group of younger American IR specialists. . . .

The American Asian Review - John Watt

David Shambaugh has uncovered a story that shocks and dismays me because I for one . . . was innocent of the extent to which the supposedly best-informed Chinese are both ignorant and critical of America.

The China Quarterly - Lucian W. Pye

This path-breaking study . . . concludes that there is a large perception gap in U.S.-China relations. . . . [Both] sides are imbued with a severe case of cognitive dissonance, wishful thinking, misinformation, and misperception.
— Donald S. Zagoria

Foreign Affairs

An important, pioneering study by one of a select group of younger American IR specialists. . . .
— John Watt

The American Asian Review

David Shambaugh has uncovered a story that shocks and dismays me because I for one . . . was innocent of the extent to which the supposedly best-informed Chinese are both ignorant and critical of America.
— Lucian W. Pye

The China Quarterly

"David Shambaugh has uncovered a story that shocks and dismays me because I for one . . . was innocent of the extent to which the supposedly best-informed Chinese are both ignorant and critical of America."—-Lucian W. Pye, The China Quarterly

"An important, pioneering study by one of a select group of younger American IR specialists."—-John Watt, The American Asian Review

"This path-breaking study . . . concludes that there is a large perception gap in U.S.-China relations. . . . [Both] sides are imbued with a severe case of cognitive dissonance, wishful thinking, misinformation, and misperception."—-Donald S. Zagoria, Foreign Affairs

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