Henry R. Luce, Time, and the American Crusade in Asia

by Robert Edwin Herzstein

Book Overview

Henry Robinson Luce (1898-1967) founded Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. Born in China to missionary parents, Luce was a kind of lay preacher, anxious to mold the American mind and advance his ideological program: intervention, capitalism, democracy (when appropriate) and Christian activism. The most celebrated and influential editor of his day, Luce was also obsessed with the American mission in the world, and with China and East Asia,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521543681
• ISBN13: 9780521543682
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"