A Floating Chinaman: Fantasy and Failure Across the Pacific

by Hua Hsu

Who gets to speak for China? During the interwar years, when American condescension toward "barbarous" China yielded to a fascination with all things Chinese, a circle of writers sparked an unprecedented public conversation about American-Chinese relations. Hua Hsu tells the story of how they became ensnared in bitter rivalries over which one could claim the title of America's leading China expert.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674967909
• ISBN13: 9780674967908
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"