A journalistic tour de force, this wide-ranging collection by the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography Stilwell and the American Experience in China is a classic in its own right.   During the summer of 1972—a few short months after Nixon’s legendary visit to China—master historian Barbara W. Tuchman made her own trip to that country, spending six weeks in eleven cities and a variety of rural settlements. The resulting reportage was one of the first evenhanded portrayals of Chinese culture that Americans had ever read.   Tuchman’s observations capture the people as they lived, from workers in the city and provincial party bosses to farmers, scientists, and educators. She demonstrates the breadth and scope of her expertise in discussing the alleviation of famine, misery, and exploitation; the distortion of cultural and historical inheritances into ubiquitous slogans; news media, schools, housing, and transportation; and Chairman Mao’s techniques for reasserting the Revolution. This edition also includes Tuchman’s “fascinating” (The New York Review of Books) essay, “If Mao Had Come to Washington in 1945”—a tantalizing piece of speculation on a proposed meeting between Mao and Roosevelt that would have changed the course of postwar history.   “Shrewdly observed . . . Tuchman enters another plea for coolness, intelligence and rationality in American Asian policies. One can hardly disagree.”—The New York Times Book Review

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Barbara W. Tuchman

Random House, Incorporated

Modern Library

Harmony Books

Random House Trade Papebacks edition, New York, 2017

Penguin Random House LLC, New York, 2014

United States, United States of America

Illustrated, 2017

Reprint, 2017

Jan 24, 2017

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A journalistic tour de force, this wide-ranging collection by the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography Stilwell and the American Experience in China is a classic in its own right.
During the summer of 1972—a few short months after Nixon’s legendary visit to China—master historian Barbara W. Tuchman made her own trip to that country, spending six weeks in eleven cities and a variety of rural settlements. The resulting reportage was one of the first evenhanded portrayals of Chinese culture that Americans had ever read.
Tuchman’s observations capture the people as they lived, from workers in the city and provincial party bosses to farmers, scientists, and educators. She demonstrates the breadth and scope of her expertise in discussing the alleviation of famine, misery, and exploitation; the distortion of cultural and historical inheritances into ubiquitous slogans; news media, schools, housing, and transportation; and Chairman Mao’s techniques for reasserting the Revolution. This edition also includes Tuchman’s “fascinating” ( The New York Review of Books ) essay, “If Mao Had Come to Washington in 1945”—a tantalizing piece of speculation on a proposed meeting between Mao and Roosevelt that would have changed the course of postwar history.
“Shrewdly observed . . . Tuchman enters another plea for coolness, intelligence and rationality in American Asian policies. One can hardly disagree.”— The New York Times Book Review

By Barbara W. Tuchman. Originally Published In The United States By Collier Books In 1972--title Page Verso. If Mao Had Come To Washington In 1945: P. 55-79. Includes Index. During The Summer Of 1972 -- A Few Short Months After Nixon's Legendary Visit To China -- Master Historian Barbara W. Tuchman Made Her Own Trip To That Country, Spending Six Weeks In Eleven Cities And A Variety Of Rural Settlements. The Resulting Reportage Was One Of The First Evenhanded Portrayals Of Chinese Culture That Americans Had Ever Read. Tuchman's Observations Capture The People As They Lived, From Workers In The City And Provincial Party Bosses To Farmers, Scientists, And Educators. The Author Demonstrates The Breadth And Scope Of Her Experience In Discussing The Alleviation Of Famine, Misery, And Exploitation; The Distortion Of Cultural And Historical Inheritances Into Ubiquitous Slogans; News Media, Schools, Housing, And Transportation; And Chairman Mao's Techniques For Reasserting The Revolution. This Edition Also Includes Tuchman's Fascinating Essay If Mao Had Come To Washington In 1945 - A Tantalizing Piece Of Speculation On A Proposed Meeting Between Mao And Roosevelt That Could Have Changed The Course Of Postwar History. - [back Cover]

"During the summer of 1972 - a few short months after Nixon's legendary visit to China'master historian Barbara W. Tuchman made her own trip to that country, spending six weeks in eleven cities and a variety of rural settlements. The resulting reportage was one of the first evenhanded portrayals of Chinese culture that Americans had ever read. Tuchman's observations capture the people as they lived, from workers in the city and provincial party bosses to farmers, scientists, and educators. She demonstrates the breadth and scope of her expertise in discussing the alleviation of famine, misery, and exploitation; the distortion of cultural and historical inheritances into ubiquitous slogans; news media, schools, housing, and transportation; and Chairman Mao's techniques for reasserting the Revolution. This edition also includes Tuchman's 'fascinating' essay, 'If Mao Had Come to Washington in 1945' - a tantalizing piece of speculation on a proposed meeting between Mao and Roosevelt that would have changed the course of postwar history."--Publisher information

2018-07-15