{"product_id":"china-1945-maos-revolution-and-americas-fateful-choice-9780307743213","title":"China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice","description":"At 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 By year's end, Chinese Communist soldiers were setting ambushes for American marines; official cordiality had been replaced by chilly hostility and distrust, a pattern which would continue for a quarter century, with the devastating wars in Korea and Vietnam among the consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e richardbernstein.net \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@R_Bernstein\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872520966418,"sku":"9780307743213","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06b32bb3-344c-4569-9a65-307a3ecaab84.jpg?v=1737900589","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/china-1945-maos-revolution-and-americas-fateful-choice-9780307743213","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}