The China Mirage : The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia (CD-Audio)

from TeaTimeCoder

I think the best summary would be: "Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia". Fascinating and eye-opening. Even if it's the first book I've read where Mao is the one who benefits from whitewashing. Key insights are how powerful propaganda is and how politics is wholly removed from public opi...

from wagner.sarah35

This was an excellent history of the American relationship with Asia, with a particular focus on China. Going back to the nineteenth century, when FDR's grandfather made a fortune selling opium in China, this history traces the themes of cultural misunderstanding and a willingness to believe what...

from santhony

The author's premise in this non-fiction work is that cultural ignorance on the part of American leadership in the early 20th century led to repeated conflicts in southeast Asia (World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War), which were entirely avoidable. Starting with Theodore Roosevelt and extendi...

from Cataloger623

A mirage is something that appears real or possible but is not in fact so. This is main premise of this book as in reviews and analyzes our interaction and interventions in China. The western powers primarily Britain, and America, tried to force open China's markets and chose their leaders. Evang...

from marshapetry

Awesome book, excellent narratorr. Great view of the history of China - US relations ,