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In 1784, when Americans first voyaged to China, they confronted Chinese authorities who were unaware that the United States even existed. Nevertheless, a long, complicated, and fruitful trade relationship was born after American traders, missionaries, diplomats, and others sailed to China with lofty ambitions: to acquire fabulous wealth, convert China to Christianity, and even command a Chinese army. In America's First Adventure in China, John Haddad provides a colourful history of the evolving cultural exchange and interactions between these countries. He recounts how American expatriates adopted a pragmatic attitude - as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and improvisational approach - to their dealings with the Chinese. Haddad shows how opium played a potent role in the dreams of Americans who either smuggled it or opposed its importation, and he considers the missionary movement that compelled individuals to accept a hard life in an alien culture. As a result of their efforts, Americans achieved a favourable outcome - they established a unique presence in China - and cultivated a relationship whose complexities continue to grow. John Haddad is an Associate Professor of American Studies and Popular Culture at Penn State Harrisburg. He was awarded the Gutenberg-e Prize in 2002 for his dissertation, which was published as The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture, 1776-1876.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: America's First Adventure in China
• Subtitle: Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation
• Author: John Rogers Haddad
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• EAN: 9781439906903
• ISBN: 1439906904
• ID: 05076020
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Weight: 422 g
• Dimensions: 157 × 231 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. April 2014

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