China and the Founding of the United States

The Influence of Traditional Chinese Civilization

Dave Xueliang Wang (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

302 Seiten

2023
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-4437-4 (ISBN)

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This book examines the influence of China on the founding of the United States. The author analyzes how the Founding Fathers recognized China’s distinct approaches to agriculture, architecture, and philosophy and drew from them as they sought to establish a political identity and heritage for the United States.

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.

Dave Xueliang Wang has taught at the University of Arizona and St. John’s University.

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Ideas from the East: The Founders Used Chinese Wisdom to Build a Flourishing Society

Chapter 2: Technologies from the East: How the Founders Leveraged Chinese Technologies in the North American Colonies

Chapter 3: Plants from the East: The Founders’ Efforts to Transplant Chinese Plants to North America

Chapter 4: The Influence of Chinese Material Culture on Early US History

Chapter 5: Trade with the East: The Founders’ Efforts to Open China Trade

Chapter 6: Confucianism in the Making of US Democracy

Chapter 7: The Founders’ Legacy

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	27.07.2023
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 231 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-7936-4437-3 / 1793644373
ISBN-13	978-1-7936-4437-4 / 9781793644374
Zustand	Neuware