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The United States and China are arguably the most globally consequential actors of the early twenty first century, and look set to remain so into the foreseeable future. This volume seeks to highlight that American images of China are responsible for constructing certain truths and realities about that country and its people. It also introduces the understanding that these images have always been inextricable from the enactment and justification of US China policies in Washington, and that those policies themselves are active in the production and reproduction of imagery and in the protection of American identity when seemingly threatened by that of China.
Demonstrating how past American images of China are vital to understanding the nature and significance of those which circulate today, Turner addresses three key questions:
Exploring and evaluating a wide-ranging variety of sources including films and television programmes, newspaper and magazine articles, the records and journals of politicians and diplomats and governmental documents including speeches and legal declarations this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of US foreign policy, American politics, China studies and international relations.
Author: Oliver Turner
ISBN-10: 0415659558
ISBN-13: 9780415659550
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2014
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.70d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2015 pg. 881
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