{"product_id":"9780316196666","title":"The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Bradley is sharp and rueful, and a voice for a more  seasoned, constructive vision of our international relations with East  Asia.\" --\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Bradley introduces us to the prominent  Americans--including FDR's grandfather, Warren Delano--who in the 1800s  made their fortunes in the China opium trade. Meanwhile, American  missionaries sought a myth: noble Chinese peasants eager to Westernize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  media propagated this mirage, and FDR believed that supporting Chiang  Kai-shek would make China America's best friend in Asia. But Chiang was  on his way out and when Mao Zedong instead came to power, Americans were  shocked, wondering how we had \"lost China.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the 1850s to the  origins of the Vietnam War, Bradley reveals how American misconceptions  about China have distorted our policies and led to the avoidable deaths  of millions. \u003ci\u003eThe China Mirage\u003c\/i\u003e dynamically explores the troubled history that still defines U.S.-Chinese relations today.","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120809394416,"sku":"9780316196666","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780316196666_p0.jpg?v=1769889157","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316196666","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}