{"product_id":"in-search-of-admiration-and-yanqiu-zheng-9780472076802","title":"In Search of Admiration and Respect: Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875-1974","description":"\u003ci\u003eIn Search of Admiration and Respect \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the institutionalization of Chinese cultural diplomacy in the period between high imperialism and the international ascendance of the People's Republic of China. During these years, Chinese intellectuals and officials tried to promote the idea of China's cultural refinement in an effort to combat negative perceptions of the nation. Yanqiu Zheng argues that, unlike similar projects by more established powers, Chinese cultural diplomacy in this era was not carried out solely by a functional government agency; rather, limited resources forced an uneasy collaboration between the New York-based China Institute and the Chinese Nationalist government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Search of Admiration and Respect\u003c\/i\u003e uses the Chinese case to underscore what Zheng calls \"infrastructure of persuasion,\" in which American philanthropy, museums, exhibitions, and show business had disproportionate power in setting the agenda of unequal intercultural encounters. This volume also provides historical insights into China's ongoing quest for international recognition. Drawing upon diverse archival sources, Zheng expands the contours of cultural diplomacy beyond established powers and sheds light on the limited agency of peripheral nations in their self-representation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yanqiu Zheng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472076809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472076802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Yanqiu Zheng","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46094450131199,"sku":"9780472076802","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7c308b9-43eb-4469-93d2-68857d92b6eb.jpg?v=1724844693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-search-of-admiration-and-yanqiu-zheng-9780472076802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}