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Autore |
Davis Donald E. <1936-> |
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Titolo |
Distorted mirrors [[electronic resource] ] : Americans and their relations with Russia and China in the twentieth century / / Donald E. Davis, Eugene P. Trani |
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Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (494 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Politicians - United States |
Authors, American - Political activity - United States |
Public opinion - United States - History - 20th century |
United States Relations Soviet Union |
United States Relations China |
Soviet Union Foreign public opinion, American |
China Foreign public opinion, American |
United States Intellectual life 20th century |
Soviet Union Relations United States |
China Relations United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-445) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Russia -- "Soviet Sam" and the émigrés -- The boys from Riga -- Assignment in Utopia -- Honeymooners -- Chums -- Mr. X -- Gray eminence -- pt. 2. China -- Missionary diplomacy -- Pragmatist in China -- Red star over China -- The novelist and the ambassador -- The president and the generalissimo -- Luce's man in Chungking -- Gurus -- Old conclusions, new beginnings. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Drawing on memoirs, archives, and interviews, Davis and Trani trace American prejudice toward Russia and China by focusing on the views of influential writers and politicians over the course of the twentieth century, showing where American images originated and how they evolved"--Provided by publisher. |
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