John Paton Davies Jr.
China Hand: An Autobiography
- ISBN 13:
- 9780812244014
- author:
- John Paton Davies Jr.
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 376
- Dimensions:
- 23.1 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Countries & Regions, China - Foreign relations - United States, China - History - 20th century, Davies, John Paton, Diplomatic and consular service, American - China, Diplomats - United States, United States - Foreign relations
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
China Hand: An Autobiography by John Paton Davies, Jr. At the height of the McCarthyite hysteria in 1950s America, diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. was unexpectedly fired from his job at the State Department. His offense? He had counselled the US government during World War II that Communist forces in China were poised to take over - a prediction they did indeed fulfill in 1949. Born in China at the turn of the twentieth century, Davies joined the Foreign Service in the 1930s and spent nearly two decades in China, where he met key figures such as Mao Zedong and documented the personal excesses of Chiang Kai-shek. His experiences took him from wartime Moscow to colonial India, where he worked alongside leaders like Nehru and Gandhi. This autobiography offers a unique insight into Davies' life as observer and actor during a pivotal period in world history, marked by both cooperation and conflict with the Soviet Union.
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