Read China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice Online
Authors: Richard Bernstein
Tags: #History, #Modern, #20th Century, #Asia, #China, #Political Science, #International Relations, #General
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4 | From John Paton Davies, Jr., China Hand: An Autobiography, University of Pennsylvania Press. Reprinted with permission of University of Pennsylvania Press. |
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Richard Bernstein studied Chinese history with John K. Fairbank at Harvard University before becoming one of the first American journalists to be stationed in the People’s Republic of China, opening the
Time
bureau in Beijing in 1980. Since then, in a career as a foreign correspondent for both
Time
and
The New York Times
, he has reported from more than two dozen countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa. His articles and commentaries on China have appeared in the
Times, The New York Review of Books,
and
Foreign Affairs
. Among his eight previous books are several about China, past and present, including
From the Center of the Earth: The Search for the Truth About China, The Coming Conflict with China
(with Ross H. Munro), and
Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and son.
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Out of the Blue: A Narrative of September 11, 2001
Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist
Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment
The Coming Conflict with China (with Ross H. Munro)
Dictatorship of Virtue: Multiculturalism
and the Battle for America’s Future
Fragile Glory: A Portrait of France and the French
From the Center of the Earth:
The Search for the Truth About China
For children
A Girl Named Faithful Plum: The True Story of a Dancer
from China and How She Achieved Her Dream