Picturing China in the American Press - The Visual Portrayal of Sino-American Relations in Time Magazine

Picturing China is the first postDCold War intensive study comparing and contrasting press coverage of an important period in East-West relations to the 'what we know now' of archival history. The book reveals the many instances when the American public and journalists, as well as our government, floundered in their attempt to understand China and so serves as a cautionary tale for all those who wish to comprehend the complexities of other nations and other peoples via journalism's 'first draft of history.'

List of contents

Chapter 1 Prologue: Translating Images of China Chapter 2 Opening China: War and Revolution Chapter 3 The Korean War, 1950-1953 Chapter 4 Armageddon For Jinmen?: The Taiwan Straits of Crises, 1954-1959 Chapter 5 Interlude and Stasis, 1960-1967 Chapter 6 Journey to China, 1968-1973

About the author

By David D. Perlmutter

Summary

A post Cold War study comparing and contrasting press coverage of an important period in East-West relations to what we know of archival history. This book reveals the many instances when the American public and journalists, as well as our government, floundered in their attempt to understand China.

Product details

• Authors: David D. Perlmutter
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.03.2007
• EAN: 9780739118191
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1819-1
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Lexington Studies in Political; Lexington Studies in Political Communication
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries