The Power of Culture: Encounters between China and the United States
- ISBN-10
- 144388782X
- ISBN-13
- 9781443887823
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 603
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-01-14
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Author
- Priscilla Roberts
Description
China and the United States, two massive economic and military powers, cannot avoid engaging with each other. Enjoying what is often termed “the most important bilateral relationship in the world”, the two sometimes cooperate, but often compete, as their interests come into conflict. Both countries are separated not just by the Pacific Ocean, but also by their very different histories, experiences, societies, customs, and outlooks. Non-governmental, unofficial relationships and exchanges are often as important as formal dealings in determining the climate of Sino-American relations. For several decades in the mid-twentieth century, Chinese and Americans were virtually isolated from each other, trapped in icy hostility. Chinese scholars are now making up for lost time. This assortment of essays, most by mainland Chinese academics and students, focuses upon the role of culture – very broadly defined – in Sino-American affairs. Taking a holistic approach, in this collection over thirty authors focus on such topics as the influence of ideology, the impact of geopolitics, the use of rhetoric, soft power, educational encounters and exchanges, immigration, gender, race, identity, literature, television, movies, music, and the press. Cultural factors are, as the authors demonstrate, enormously significant in affecting how Chinese and Americans think about and approach each other, both as individuals and at the state level.
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- 2002
- 249 pages
- Paperback
- Harvard Education Publishing Group
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- 1993-04
- 308 pages
- Paperback
- University of Chicago Press
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