| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 527 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Planting talents for the future : the Chinese educational mission, 1872-1881 -- Reaping the whirlwind : China and the United States, 1880-1910 -- Preparing students for the United States : Tsinghua School, 1911-1928 -- Sailing from Shanghai -- Carrying a satchel in a strange land -- Experimenting with democracy -- Student ambassadors -- The road that leads to home -- Smashing the bridge to the West -- No place to display one's talents -- Continuing the quest for modernization : Chinese students in the United States, 1978-2002 -- Timeline -- Appendix A: Chinese students in the United States, 1914 -- Appendix B: List of Boxer Scholars and Tsinghua alumni teaching at Tsinghua, 1925-1926 -- Appendix C: Countries of origin of foreign students in the United States for the academic year 1923-1924 -- Appendix D: Top last schools attended in China, for students in American colleges and universities, 1854-1953 -- Appendix E: "Don'ts" for foreigners when discussing China -- Appendix F: "Truth" about China and the United States -- Appendix G: Top American colleges and universities granting degrees to Chinese students, 1854-1953 -- Appendix H: Fields of study, Chinese students in the United States, 1905-1932 -- Appendix I: "The Return of the donkey." |
| Summary |
This title sxplores the love-hate relationship between the USA and China through the experience of Chinese students caught between the two countries. The book sheds light on China's ambivelance towards the Western influence, and the use of educational and cultural exhanges as a political device |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-506) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Chinese students -- United States -- History
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Returned students -- China -- History
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Chinese students
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Civilization -- Western influences
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Returned students
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Chinezen.
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Studenten.
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Cultuurconflicten.
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China -- Civilization -- Western influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024005
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China
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317478348 |
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1317478347 |
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