Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/lzdrRS America's First Adventure in China Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation By: John R Haddad Publisher: Temple University Press Print ISBN: 9781439906897, 1439906890 eText ISBN: 9781439906910, 1439906912 Copyright year: 2014 Format: PDF Available from $ 29.95 USD SKU 9781439906910 In 1784, when Americans first voyaged to China, they confronted Chinese authorities who were unaware that the United States even existed. Nevertheless, a long, complicated, and fruitful trade relationship was born after American traders, missionaries, diplomats, and others sailed to China with lofty ambitions: to acquire fabulous wealth, convert China to Christianity, and even command a Chinese army. In America's First Adventure in China, John Haddad provides a colorful history of the evolving cultural exchange and interactions between these countries. He recounts how American expatriates adopted a pragmatic attitude-as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and improvisational approach-to their dealings with the Chinese. Haddad shows how opium played a potent role in the dreams of Americans who either smuggled it or opposed its importation, and he considers the missionary movement that compelled individuals to accept a hard life in an alien culture. As a result of their efforts, Americans achieved a favorable outcome—they established a unique presence in China—and cultivated a relationship whose complexities continue to grow. Additional ISBNs 9781439906903, 1439906904
