LEADER 04142nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910779282203321 005 20230802005203.0 010 $a0-231-52819-1 024 7 $a10.7312/tuck15924 035 $a(CKB)2550000000101816 035 $a(EBL)909461 035 $a(OCoLC)818857065 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000654874 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12247020 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654874 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10674490 035 $a(PQKB)11298208 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000340794 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC909461 035 $a(DE-B1597)459395 035 $a(OCoLC)796815891 035 $a(OCoLC)962409047 035 $a(OCoLC)999362103 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231528191 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL909461 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10563195 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000101816 100 $a20111117d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe China threat$b[electronic resource] $ememories, myths, and realities in the 1950s /$fNancy Bernkopf Tucker 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-52893-4 311 $a0-231-15924-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tPreface and Acknowledgments -- $tIntroduction: The Myth -- $tPart I. The Players and the Context -- $t1. Eisenhower's World -- $t2. Fire, Brimstone, and John Foster Dulles -- $t3. Constraints -- $tPart II. The Practice -- $t4. Fear of Communism -- $t5. No Inherent Worth -- $t6. Diplomatic Complexities -- $t7. In Moscow's Shadow -- $t8. "The Perils of Soya Sauce" -- $t9. Back to the Strait -- $t10. Waging Cold War -- $tConclusion: The Memory -- $tAbbreviations -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aNancy Bernkopf Tucker confronts the coldest period of the cold war-the moment in which personality, American political culture, public opinion, and high politics came together to define the Eisenhower Administration's policy toward China. A sophisticated, multidimensional account based on prodigious, cutting edge research, this volume convincingly portrays Eisenhower's private belief that close relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China were inevitable and that careful consideration of the PRC should constitute a critical part of American diplomacy. Tucker provocatively argues that the Eisenhower Administration's hostile rhetoric and tough actions toward China obscure the president's actual views. Behind the scenes, Eisenhower and his Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, pursued a more nuanced approach, one better suited to China's specific challenges and the stabilization of the global community. Tucker deftly explores the contradictions between Eisenhower and his advisors' public and private positions. Her most powerful chapter centers on Eisenhower's recognition that rigid trade prohibitions would undermine the global postwar economic recovery and push China into a closer relationship with the Soviet Union. Ultimately, Tucker finds Eisenhower's strategic thinking on Europe and his fear of toxic, anticommunist domestic politics constrained his leadership, making a fundamental shift in U.S. policy toward China difficult if not impossible. Consequently, the president was unable to engage congress and the public effectively on China, ultimately failing to realize his own high standards as a leader. 606 $aInternational relations 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1953-1961 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zChina 615 0$aInternational relations. 676 $a327.73051 700 $aTucker$b Nancy Bernkopf$0478760 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779282203321 996 $aThe China threat$93802071 997 $aUNINA