
The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom
America and China, 1776 to the Present
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Narrado por:
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Tom Perkins
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John Pomfret
Our relationship with China remains one of the most complex and rapidly evolving and is perhaps one of the most important to our nation's future. Here, John Pomfret, the author of the best-selling Chinese Lessons, takes us deep into these two countries' shared history and illuminates in vibrant, stunning detail every major event, relationship, and ongoing development that has affected diplomacy between these two booming, influential nations. We meet early American missionaries and chart their influence in China and follow a group of young Chinese students who enroll in American universities, eager to soak up Western traditions. We witness firsthand major and devastating events like the Boxer Rebellion and the rise of Mao. We examine both nations' involvement in world events such as World War I and II. Pomfret takes the myriad historical milestones of two of the world's most powerful nations and turns them into one fluid, fascinating story, leaving us with a nuanced understanding of where these two nations stand in relation to one another and the rest of the world.
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An absolute must read!
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Detailed and Interesting
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Great
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excellent history of the United States and China
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I am a student of history. I can safely say that this is one of the few books I have read/listened to that I rate among the best.
The history and relationship of China and the USA, for that matter, of the world is important.
I cannot recommend this book more.
I will definitely listen again in the future.
The narrator, mr. Tom Perkins, is a pleasure to listen to.
My thanks to all involved, JK.
AWSOME
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Where does The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
among the bestWhat other book might you compare The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom to and why?
Thomas Rid, Rise of the Machines: subtle, balanced, engaging history of a subject that is consistently misrepresented in popular cultureEvan Osnos, Age of Ambition: new ways to think about China
What does Tom Perkins bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Pronunciation of Chinese words that is almost but not quite rightWas there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The chapters about US behavior toward China during WWII were a revelation and painful to listen to for an AmericanAny additional comments?
I first visited China in 1984 and have returned regularly ever since. I'm in China now listening to this on the campus of a Chinese university that was built by Christian missionaries 100 years ago. Pomfret's analysis of US China relations is a breath of fresh air. By foregrounding the immense cultural baggage that Americans usually bring to their relationship with China, Pomfret is giving Americans some tools they can use if they want to try to have a more authentic experience of ChinaInformative, disquieting, captivating
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Comprehensive Overview
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Having taught history in a number of independent schools where I taught some Chinese history, I can claim academic familiarity in this subject, without being any kind of authority. What I can say is that this book enlarged by understanding of this history significantly and is well worth reading for anyone who would like to have a better understanding of this complicated relationship.
Indispensable for understanding the US China relationship
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Highly recommended
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Fascistic deep dive in the bilateral relationship
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