{"product_id":"about-face-james-mann-9780679768616","title":"About Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship with China, from Nixon to Clinton","description":"\"Mann's colorful and detailed narrative, studded with dozens of vivid anecdotes, reveals how ineptly  we] have managed our ties with the world's most populous nation.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on hundreds of previously classified documents, scores of interviews, and his own experience, James Mann, former \u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e Beijing bureau chief, presents the fascinating inside story of contemporary U.S.-China relations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresident Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger began their diplomacy with China in an attempt to find a way out of Vietnam. The remaining Cold War presidents saw China as an ally against the Soviet Union and looked askance at its violations of international principles. With the end of communism and China's continued human rights abuses, the U.S has failed to forge a genuinely new relationship with China. This is the essential story of contemporary U.S.\/China policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Mann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679768610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679768616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.24w x 0.90d","brand":"James Mann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925578776831,"sku":"9780679768616","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_36b2339c-cfdd-4bff-9a8c-e95445824292.jpg?v=1681078105","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/about-face-james-mann-9780679768616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}