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China Hand

An Autobiography

China Hand( )
Author: Jr., John Paton Davies
Contribution by: Purdum, Todd S.
Cumings, Bruce
Series title:Haney Foundation Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8122-4401-4
Publication Date:Feb 2012
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $49.95
Book Description:

In this wry and insightful memoir, distinguished American diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. describes his upbringing and wartime adventures in Asia, encounters with key twentieth-century figures from Mahatma Gandhi to Joseph Stalin, and how he carried on after his Foreign Service career was cut short by McCarthyism.

Book Details
Pages:376
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Political
Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy
Political Science / International Relations / General
History / Asia / China
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.24 x 9.204 x 1.209 Inches
Book Weight:1.65 Pounds
Author Biography
Jr., John Paton Davies (Author)
Bruce Cumings is a writer, educator, and expert on Asian history and international relations. He earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1975.

Cumings taught history and politics at Northwestern University and served as director of Northwestern's Center for International and Comparative Studies. His studies of Korea resulted in several books, including Korea's Place in the Sun and a two-volume set, The Origins of the Korean War. Cumings served as a historical consultant to a Thames Television production, Korea: The Unknown War. He recounted censorship problems the production faced from the Public Broadcasting System upon its release in the book War and Television. Cumings is the Norman and Edna Freehling Professor of History at the University of Chicago.

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