A Floating Chinaman : Fantasy and Failure across the Pacific /
Hsu, Hua
A Floating Chinaman : Fantasy and Failure across the Pacific / Hua Hsu. - 1 online resource (288 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: What Means the World to You? -- 1. Theoretical China -- 2. Naïve Melody -- 3. Four Hundred Million Customers -- 4. Pink Flag -- 5. Down and Out in New York City -- 6. Pacific Crossings -- 7. Too Big to Fail -- Conclusion: The Floaters -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
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Who gets to speak for China? During the interwar years, when American condescension toward China yielded to fascination with all things Chinese, a circle of writers sparked an unprecedented conversation over U.S.-Chinese relations. Hua Hsu tells how they became ensnared in bitter rivalries over who could claim the title of leading China expert.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674967908 9780674969285
10.4159/9780674969285 doi
Authors and publishers--History--United States--20th century.
Public opinion in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Asian American.
951.05
A Floating Chinaman : Fantasy and Failure across the Pacific / Hua Hsu. - 1 online resource (288 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: What Means the World to You? -- 1. Theoretical China -- 2. Naïve Melody -- 3. Four Hundred Million Customers -- 4. Pink Flag -- 5. Down and Out in New York City -- 6. Pacific Crossings -- 7. Too Big to Fail -- Conclusion: The Floaters -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Who gets to speak for China? During the interwar years, when American condescension toward China yielded to fascination with all things Chinese, a circle of writers sparked an unprecedented conversation over U.S.-Chinese relations. Hua Hsu tells how they became ensnared in bitter rivalries over who could claim the title of leading China expert.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674967908 9780674969285
10.4159/9780674969285 doi
Authors and publishers--History--United States--20th century.
Public opinion in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Asian American.
951.05