Land Without Ghosts: Chinese Impressions of America from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present

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Land Without Ghosts

Chinese Impressions of America from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1993

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Americans have long been fascinated with European views of the United States. The many Chinese commentaries on America, however, have remained largely unavailable to the English reader. Land without Ghosts presents for the first time selections on America from Chinese writings over the last 150 years. Included are extracts from the travel diaries of nineteenth-century diplomats, a first-hand account of blacks in 1930s Alabama and of the young white Communists working to organize them.

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Arkush R. David :

R. David Arkush is Professor of History at the University of Iowa. Leo O. Lee is Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Foreword
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John K. Fairbank

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Introduction
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I. EXOTIC AMERICA
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Introduction
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George Washington and the American Political System
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Xu Jiyu

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Trains and Treaties
25
Zhigang

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Strange Customs
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Zhang Deyi

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Glimpses of a Modern Society
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Li Gui

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Travel in the Interior
49
Chen Lanbin

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How to Cope with Western Dinner Parties
53
Cai Jun

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II. MENACING AMERICA
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Introduction
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Two Poems
61
Huang Zunxian

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Chinese in America
71
Zhang Yinhuan

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Translator's Notes to Uncle Tom's Cabin
77
Lin Shu

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The Power and Threat of America
81
Liang Qichao

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III. MODEL AMERICA
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Introduction
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Report of an Investigation of American Education
99
Huang Yanpei

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The American Woman
107
Hu Shi

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The Contradictory American Character
119
Tang Hualong

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"Things About America and Americans"
129
Xu Zhengkeng

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Presidential Elections
137
Li Gongpu

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IV. FLAWED AMERICA
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The American Family: Individualismi Material Wealth, and Pleasure-Seeking
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Alabama: Reds and Blacks
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Zou Taofen

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Impressions on Reaching America
159
Lin Yutang

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Burlesque
165
George Kao

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The Shallowness of Cultural Tradition
171
Fei Xiaotong

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Some Judgments About America
183
Xiao Qian

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Betty: A Portrait of Loneliness
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Yang Gang

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V. FAMILIAR AMERICA: THE VIEW FROM TAIWAN
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A Day in the Country
203
Du Hengzhi

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Americans' Lack of Personal Style
209
Yin Haiguang

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Black Ghost
213
Yu Guangzhong

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Eating in America
219
Cai Nengying, Luo Lan and Liang Shiqiu

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A Family Christmas
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America, America
235
Zhang Beihai

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VI. AMERICA REDISCOVERED: TRAVELERS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
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Cold War Denunciations
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A Glimpse of America
259
Wang Ruoshui

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Working Students
267
Xiao Qian

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America Revisited
271
Fei Xiaotong

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I Do Not Regret Visiting New York
281
Zhang Jie

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America, Spacious Yet Confining
287
Liu Binyan

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Six Don'ts for Chinese Students in America
293
Wang Yuzhong

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Private Ownership and Public Ownership
295
Li Shaomin

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Afterword
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Source Notes
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Land Without Ghosts

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Introduction

Introduction

George Washington and the American Political System

Trains and Treaties

Strange Customs

Glimpses of a Modern Society

Travel in the Interior

How to Cope with Western Dinner Parties

Introduction

Two Poems

Chinese in America

Translator's Notes to Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Power and Threat of America

Introduction

Report of an Investigation of American Education

The American Woman

The Contradictory American Character

"Things About America and Americans"

Presidential Elections

Introduction

The American Family: Individualismi Material Wealth, and Pleasure-Seeking

Alabama: Reds and Blacks

Impressions on Reaching America

Burlesque

The Shallowness of Cultural Tradition

Some Judgments About America

Betty: A Portrait of Loneliness

Introduction

A Day in the Country

Americans' Lack of Personal Style

Black Ghost

Eating in America

A Family Christmas

America, America

Introduction

Cold War Denunciations

A Glimpse of America

Working Students

America Revisited

I Do Not Regret Visiting New York

America, Spacious Yet Confining

Six Don'ts for Chinese Students in America

Private Ownership and Public Ownership

Afterword

Source Notes

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