China and the Founding of the United States

The Influence of Traditional Chinese Civilization

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Av Dave Xueliang Wang

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-10-25
Mått162 x 227 x 23 mm
Vikt649 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor302
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793644350

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List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Ideas from the East: The Founders Used Chinese Wisdom to Build a Flourishing SocietyChapter 2: Technologies from the East: How the Founders Leveraged Chinese Technologies in the North American ColoniesChapter 3: Plants from the East: The Founders’ Efforts to Transplant Chinese Plants to North AmericaChapter 4: The Influence of Chinese Material Culture on Early US HistoryChapter 5: Trade with the East: The Founders’ Efforts to Open China TradeChapter 6: Confucianism in the Making of US DemocracyChapter 7: The Founders’ LegacyEpilogueBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

American history courses never breathe a word about the significant influence that China’s ideas, philosophy, and technologies played in the founding and early development of the United States. Dave Wang’s book marvelously fills this gap in the study of America’s early history. He writes of the Founding Fathers’ admiration for and use of many aspects of Chinese culture. Who of us knew that George Washington, Benjamin Franklyn, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and others were so familiar with and so valued the achievements of Chinese civilization? Wang’s book is original, well written, and very timely at this particular period of history.