{"product_id":"china-1945-paperback-by-richard-bernstein","title":"China 1945 Paperback by Richard Bernstein","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2015-10-27)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e464\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780307743213\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e401.44\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.27 x 13.31 x 2.77\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of 1945, relations between America and the Chinese Communists couldn’t have been closer. Chinese leaders talked of America helping to lift China out of poverty; Mao Zedong himself held friendly meetings with U.S. emissaries. By year’s end, Chinese Communist soldiers were setting ambushes for American marines; official cordiality had been replaced by chilly hostility and distrust, a pattern which would continue for a quarter century, with the devastating wars in Korea and Vietnam among the consequences. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eChina 1945\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Bernstein tells the incredible story of the sea change that took place during that year—brilliantly analyzing its far-reaching components and colorful characters, from diplomats John Paton Davies and John Stewart Service to \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e journalist, Henry Luce; in addition to Mao and his intractable counterpart, Chiang Kai-shek, and the indispensable Zhou Enlai. A tour de force of narrative history, \u003ci\u003eChina 1945\u003c\/i\u003e examines American power coming face-to-face with a formidable Asian revolutionary movement, and challenges familiar assumptions about the origins of modern Sino-American relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eRichard Bernstein has been a reporter, culture critic, and commentator for more than thirty years. He was a foreign correspondent in Asia and Europe for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand was the first Beijing bureau chief for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of many books on Chinese and Asian themes, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Coming Conflict with China\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUltimate Journey,\u003c\/i\u003e the latter of which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eOut of the Blue: A Narrative of September 11, 2001\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named by \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the seven best books of 2002. He lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e richardbernstein.net\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@R_Bernstein\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552745541793,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780307743213","price":30.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780307743213.jpg?v=1781714641","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/china-1945-paperback-by-richard-bernstein","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}