Romance of China - Excursions to China in U.s. Culture, 1776-1876

Informationen zum Autor John Rogers Haddad Klappentext Haddad demonstrates that exhibitions of Chinese artifacts held great popular appeal. At the same time! they were the rare occurrence when the Chinese controlled their own representations in America. Zusammenfassung Exhibitions of Chinese artifacts were a rare occurrence when the Chinese controlled their own representations in America. This title demonstrates that exhibitions of Chinese artifacts held great popular appeal. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Xanadu: An Envoy at the Throne of a Monarch2. Romantic Domesticity: A Chinese World Invented at Home3. Pursuing the China Effect: A Country Described through Marketing4. China in Miniature: Nathan Dunn's Chinese Museum5. A Floating Ethnolocy: The Strange Voyage of the ChineseJunk Keying6. God's China: The Middle Kingdom of Samuel Wells Williams7. The Cultural Fruits of Diplomacy: A Chinese Museum and Panorama8. The Ugly Face of China: Beyond Taylor's Travels in Asia9. Traditional China and Chinese Yankees: The Centennial Exposition of 1876 ConclusionBibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Rogers Haddad, Haddad John Rogers
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.12.2008
• EAN: 9780231130943
• ISBN: 978-0-231-13094-3
• Pagine: 348
• Serie: Gutenberg-e; Gutenberg-e
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura; USA, China, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, C 1700 To C 1800