America's First Adventure in China - Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation (Hardcover)

In 1784, when Americans first voyaged to China, they confronted Chinese authorities who were unaware that the United States even existed. Nevertheless, a long, complicated, and fruitful trade relationship was born after American traders, missionaries, diplomats, and others sailed to China with lofty ambitions: to acquire fabulous wealth, convert China to Christianity, and even command a Chinese army. In America's First Adventure in China, John Haddad provides a colourful history of the evolving cultural exchange and interactions between these countries. He recounts how American expatriates adopted a pragmatic attitude - as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and improvisational approach - to their dealings with the Chinese. Haddad shows how opium played a potent role in the dreams of Americans who either smuggled it or opposed its importation, and he considers the missionary movement that compelled individuals to accept a hard life in an alien culture. As a result of their efforts, Americans achieved a favourable outcome - they established a unique presence in China - and cultivated a relationship whose complexities continue to grow. John Haddad is an Associate Professor of American Studies and Popular Culture at Penn State Harrisburg. He was awarded the Gutenberg-e Prize in 2002 for his dissertation, which was published as The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture, 1776-1876.

General

Imprint:	Temple University Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	John R. Haddad
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-1-4399-0689-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Promotions
LSN:	1-4399-0689-0
Barcode:	9781439906897

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