Picturing China in the American Press: The Visual Portrayal of Sino-American Relations in Time Magazine

by David D. Perlmutter

Book Overview

Picturing China is the first post-Cold War intensive study comparing and contrasting press coverage of an important period in East-West relations to the "what we know now" of archival history. The book reveals the many instances when the American public and journalists, as well as our government, floundered in their attempt to understand China and so serves as a cautionary tale for all those who wish to comprehend the complexities of other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YWAPZW
• ISBN13: 9780739118207
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"