China Hand An Autobiography |
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| Author:
| Jr., John Paton Davies |
| Contribution by:
| Purdum, Todd S.
Cumings, Bruce |
| Series title: | Haney Foundation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-0631-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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In this wry and insightful memoir, distinguished American diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. describes his upbringing and wartime adventures in Asia, encounters with key twentieth-century figures from Mahatma Gandhi to Joseph Stalin, and how he carried on after his Foreign Service career was cut short by McCarthyism.
In this wry and insightful memoir, distinguished American diplomat John Paton Davies, Jr. describes his upbringing and wartime adventures in Asia, encounters with key twentieth-century figures from Mahatma Gandhi to Joseph Stalin, and how he carried on after his Foreign Service career was cut short by McCarthyism.