Henry R. Luce, Time, and the American crusade in Asia / Robert E. Herzstein
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| Autore: |
Herzstein, Robert Edwin
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| Titolo: |
Henry R. Luce, Time, and the American crusade in Asia / Robert E. Herzstein
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | XV, 346 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina: | 070.5/092 |
| Soggetto (Persona): | Luce, Henry Robinson, 1898-1967 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Cina Foreign public opinion, American |
| Asia Foreign public opinion, American | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-326) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | From the American century to the Cold War -- Henry Luce and China : prelude to an American crusade -- Learning to market Chiang's China -- Bitter victory -- China on the brink : what role for America? -- Luce and the "loss" of China -- Cold war strategy : allies and enemies in the battle for China -- Losing China : the hunt for culprits intensifies -- Anti-communist allies in Asia : MacArthur and Rhee -- McCarthy and Korea : crises and opportunities -- The campaign for a wider war in Asia -- Electing Eisenhower while fighting McCarthy -- Time Inc., Eisenhower, and Asian policy, 1952-1959 -- Unwelcome moderation : Eisenhower's caution in East Asia -- Keeping the pressure on Mao and Ho -- Time, Luce, and the looming disaster in Vietnam, 1960-1967 -- Time Inc. and nation-making in Vietnam : from Kennedy to Johnson -- Troubled crusade in Vietnam -- The final years of Henry Luce's mission to Asia. |
| ISBN: | 9780521835770 |
| 0521835771 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 991002718279707536 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. del Salento |
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