{"product_id":"china-and-the-american-dream-hardcover","title":"China and the American Dream - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Madsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \"Red Menace\" to Tiananmen Square, the United States and China have long had an emotionally tumultuous relationship. Richard Madsen's frank and innovative examination of the moral history of U.S.-China relations targets the forces that have shaped this surprisingly strong tie between two strikingly different nations. Combining his expertise as a sinologist with the vision of America developed in \u003ci\u003eHabits of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Society\u003c\/i\u003e, Madsen studies the cultural myths that have shaped the perceptions of people of both nations for the past twenty-five years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dominant American myth about China, born in the 1960s, foresaw Western ideals of economic, intellectual, and political freedom emerging triumphant throughout the world. Nixon's visit to China nurtured this idea, and by the 1980s it was helping to sustain America's hopefulness about its own democratic identity. Meanwhile, Chinese popular culture has focused on the U.S., especially American consumer goods-Coca-Cola was described by the \u003ci\u003ePeople's Daily\u003c\/i\u003e as \"capitalism concentrated in a bottle.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday we face a new global institutional and cultural environment in which the old myths no longer work for either Americans or Chinese. Madsen provides a framework for us to think about the relationship between democratic ideals and economic\/political realities in the post-Cold War world. What he proposes is no less than the foundation for building a public philosophy for the emerging world order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the yellow Peril to the Red Menace to Tiananmen Square, the United States and China have for many years had a special yet emotionally tumultuous relationship. In this frank and innovative look at the moral history of U.S.-China relations, Richard Madsen puts his finger on the forces that have shaped this surprisingly strong tie between two strikingly different nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Madsen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHabits of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1985) and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Society\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), author of \u003ci\u003eMorality and Power in a Chinese Village\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1984), and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eChen Village under Mao and Deng\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.29 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52612383375667,"sku":"9780520086135","price":120.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/blgvNWt5WnpJZEFmUk00b2Z2cEU2dz09.webp?v=1761850589","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/china-and-the-american-dream-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}