In Search of Admiration and Respect - 9780472056804

In Search of Admiration and RespectChinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 18751974\nAuthor(s): Yanqiu Zheng\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472056804, 978-0472056804\nSynopsis\nIn Search of Admiration and Respect examines the institutionalization of Chinese cultural diplomacy in the period between high imperialism and the international ascendance of the Peoples Republic of China. During these years, Chinese intellectuals and officials tried to promote the idea of Chinas cultural refinement in an effort to combat negative perceptions of the nation. Yanqiu Zheng argues that, unlike similar projects by more established powers, Chinese cultural diplomacy in this era was not carried out solely by a functional government agency; rather, limited resources forced an uneasy collaboration between the New York-based China Institute and the Chinese Nationalist government. \n\nIn Sear.