Transpacific Community - America, China, and the Rise and Fall of a Cultural Network

In the turbulent years after World War I, American and Chinese cultural figures sought to transform the terms by which the United States and China or, more broadly, "East" and "West" knew each other. Individually, they produced works that altered American conceptions of China and vice versa. Together, they collaborated on political projects that synthesized American and Chinese visions of equality. Their transpacific community upset traditional routes of power and articulated a new course for East-West cultural exchange.

Summary

In the turbulent years after World War I, American and Chinese cultural figures sought to transform the terms by which the United States and China or, more broadly, "East" and "West" knew each other. Individually, they produced works that altered American conceptions of China and vice versa. Together, they collaborated on political projects that synthesized American and Chinese visions of equality. Their transpacific community upset traditional routes of power and articulated a new course for East-West cultural exchange.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Jean So, So Richard Jean
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9780231176965
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17696-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, China, Cultural Studies, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000