Dave Xueliang Wang

China and the Founding of the United States

The Influence of Traditional Chinese Civilization

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the influence of China on the founding of the United States. The author analyzes how the Founding Fathers recognized China's distinct approaches to agriculture, architecture, and philosophy and drew from them as they sought to establish a political identity and heritage for the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9781793644374
• ISBN-10: 1793644373
• Artikelnr.: 68538084

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