LEADER 01893ojm 2200253z- 450 001 9910149002903321 005 20251113110204.0 010 $a1-68168-269-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000924528 035 $a(BIP)060400366 035 $a(ODN)ODN0003033450 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000924528 100 $a20231107c2016uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aBeautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom, The : America and China, 1776 to the Present 210 $cHighBridge Audio 330 8 $aOur relationship with China remains one of the most complex and rapidly evolving, and is perhaps one of the most important to our nation's future. Here, John Pomfret, the author of the bestselling Chinese Lessons, takes us deep into these two countries' shared history, and illuminates in vibrant, stunning detail every major event, relationship, and ongoing development that has affected diplomacy between these two booming, influential nations. We meet early American missionaries and chart their influence in China, and follow a group of young Chinese students who enroll in American universities, eager to soak up Western traditions. We witness firsthand major and devastating events like the Boxer Rebellion, and the rise of Mao. We examine both nations' involvement in world events, such as World War I and II. Pomfret takes the myriad historical milestones of two of the world's most powerful nations and turns them into one fluid, fascinating story, leaving us with a nuanced understanding of where these two nations stand in relation to one another, and the rest of the world. 517 $aBeautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom, The 700 $aPomfret$b John$0139498 702 $aPerkins$b Tom$4nrt 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910149002903321 996 $aBeautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom, The : America and China, 1776 to the Present$93592682 997 $aUNINA