Full Description
From "the best known and most talented historian of China writing in English today" (Los Angeles Times), an examination of a diverse collection of Western foreigners who attempted "to change China""To change China" was the goal of foreign missionaries, soldiers, doctors, teachers, engineers, and revolutionaries for more than three hundred years. But the Chinese, while eagerly accepting Western technical advice, clung steadfastly to their own religious and cultural traditions. As a new era of relations between China and the United States begins, the tales in this volume will serve as cautionary histories for businessmen, diplomats, students, or any other foreigners who foolishly believe that they can transform this vast, enigmatic country.
Contents
To Change China - Jonathan D. Spence List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Schall and Verbiest: To God Through the Stars2. Peter Parker: Bodies or Souls3. Ward and Gordon: Glorious Days of Looting4. Lay and Hart: Power, Patronage, Pay5. Martin and Fryer: Trimming the Lamps6. Edward Hume: Yale for China7. Mikhail Borodin: Life in the Sun8. Todd and Bethune: Overcome All Terrors9. Chennault, Stilwell, Wedemeyer: A Compass for Shangri-La10. The Last Rounds: U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.Chapter NotesIndex
