China and the Founding of the United States - The Influence of Traditional Chinese Civilization

This book examines the influence of China on the founding of the United States. The author analyzes how the Founding Fathers recognized China's distinct approaches to agriculture, architecture, and philosophy and drew from them as they sought to establish a political identity and heritage for the United States.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Ideas from the East: The Founders Used Chinese Wisdom to Build a Flourishing Society
Chapter 2: Technologies from the East: How the Founders Leveraged Chinese Technologies in the North American Colonies
Chapter 3: Plants from the East: The Founders' Efforts to Transplant Chinese Plants to North America
Chapter 4: The Influence of Chinese Material Culture on Early US History
Chapter 5: Trade with the East: The Founders' Efforts to Open China Trade
Chapter 6: Confucianism in the Making of US Democracy
Chapter 7: The Founders' Legacy
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

Dave Xueliang Wang has taught at the University of Arizona and St. John's University.

Summary

This book examines the influence of China on the founding of the United States. The author analyzes how the Founding Fathers recognized China’s distinct approaches to agriculture, architecture, and philosophy and drew from them as they sought to establish a political identity and heritage for the United States.

Product details

• Authors: Dave Xueliang Wang
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781793644374
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-437-4
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, China, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / Asia / China, United States of America, USA, Asian History, History of the Americas, C 1600 To C 1700, USA: Colonization and Settlement ( c 1600 to c 1775)