Title The role of American NGOs in China's modernization : invited influence / Norton Wheeler

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 220 pages) : illustrations Series Asia's transformations ; 38 Asia's transformations ; 38. Contents Introduction -- The Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies -- The National Committee on United States-China Relations -- The 1990 Institute -- Invited influence in the policy sphere -- Nurturing civil society -- The impacts of educational exchange -- Conclusion Summary In the waning years of the Cold War, the United States and China began to cautiously engage in cultural, educational, and policy exchanges, which in turn strengthened new security and economic ties. These links have helped shape the most important bilateral relationship in the late-twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This book explores the dynamics of cultural exchange through an in-depth historical investigation of three organizations at the forefront of U.S.-China non-governmental relations: the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies, the National Committee on United States-China Relations, and The 1990 Institute. Norton Wheeler reveals the impact of American non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on education, environment, fiscal policy, and civil society in contemporary China. In turn, this book illuminates the important role that NGOs play in complementing formal diplomacy and presents a model of society-to-society relations that moves beyond old debates over cultural imperialism. Finally, the book highlights the increasingly significant role of Chinese Americans as bridges between the two societies. Based on extensive archival research and interviews with leading American and Chinese figures, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese politics and history, international relations and transnational NGOs Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Hopkins-Nanjing Center. National Committee on United States-China Relations. 1990 Institute (South San Francisco, Calif.) SUBJECT 1990 Institute (South San Francisco, Calif.) fast Hopkins-Nanjing Center fast National Committee on United States-China Relations fast Subject Non-governmental organizations -- Influence -- Case studies Non-governmental organizations -- United States -- Case studies Non-governmental organizations -- China -- Case studies Cultural relations -- Case studies REFERENCE -- General. Civilization -- American influences Cultural relations International relations Non-governmental organizations Non-governmental organizations -- Influence SUBJECT China -- Civilization -- American influences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002010305 China -- Relations -- United States United States -- Relations -- China Subject China United States Genre/Form Electronic books Case studies Form Electronic book LC no. 2012007951 ISBN 0203100018 9780203100011 9781136229350 1136229353 9781283861632 1283861631 9781136229305 1136229302 9781136229343 1136229345 9781138022751 1138022756

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