Dave Xueliang Wang

China and the Founding of the United States (eBook, ePUB)

The Influence of Traditional Chinese Civilization

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses examples of how the U.S. Founding Fathers were influenced and inspired by Chinese agriculture, architecture, and philosophy. China, then one of the most stable and powerful civilizations in the world, offered unique perspectives on various aspects of society which were distinct from the Founding Fathers' European heritage. China provided an alternative set of social and political frameworks which supported the Founding Fathers' efforts to craft a unique heritage for their young nation. These Founders sought to establish a political identity that was distinct from European aristocratic traditions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781793644367
• Artikelnr.: 62781281

Autorenporträt

Dave Xueliang Wang has taught at the University of Arizona and St. John's University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Ideas from the East: The Founders Used Chinese Wisdom to Build a
Flourishing Society
Chapter 2: Technologies from the East: How the Founders Leveraged Chinese
Technologies in the North American Colonies
Chapter 3: Plants from the East: The Founders' Efforts to Transplant
Chinese Plants to North America
Chapter 4: The Influence of Chinese Material Culture on Early US History
Chapter 5: Trade with the East: The Founders' Efforts to Open China Trade
Chapter 6: Confucianism in the Making of US Democracy
Chapter 7: The Founders' Legacy
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
About the Author