Making the Foreign Serve China: Managing Foreigners in the People's Republic (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives)
Brady has broken important new ground and produced a richly documented, clearly written study that should be read not only by anyone interested in Chinese foreign affairs and by China-desk officers in foreign chanceries, but also by anyone planning to take up residence in the People's Republic of China. (The China Journal)The volume is clearly written and insightful. Highly recommended. (CHOICE)An extremely well researched and organized exposition of the 'waishi' system by which the Communist Party and Chinese government has consistently dealt with the outside world since the 1920s. . . . Foreigners who live and work in China would benefit greatly from Brady's insights. (China Church Quarterly)So lapidary in its style, and so informative. . . . [An] invaluable book. (Jonathan MirskyThe Spectator)Making the Foreign Serve Chinais a successful account of an area of PRC policy that doesn't get much attention, but that affects foreigners every day. The text is digestible and will engage anyone with basic knowledge of modern Chinese history. (China Business Review)Central to the understanding of any alien culture is the orientation of perception of the Other. Anne-Marie Brady's fascinating book attempts to clarify how the Chinese Communist regime seeks to frame the Chinese people's relationship to foreigners—ranging from revolutionary sympathizers to curious tourists. (Lowell Dittmer, University of California, Berkeley)Brady's book is a rich and solidly researched study on an important topic in contemporary Chinese history. It is insightful and well written. (China Review International)Anyone who has lived and worked in China is familiar with the foreign affairs officer, orWai Ban, who is responsible for managing foreigners' contacts and relations with the local community. Most are courteous and helpful, but they are part of a larger government system designed to monitor and control foreigners in China and to promote the official image of China to the world. Anne-Marie Brady's book is a documented history of this system, how and why it came to be, and how it has changed over the eighty years of Chinese Communist Part (CCP) rule. The book offers an extensive bibliography, comprehensive footnotes, and the added bonus of an excellent eight-page Chinese-Pinyin glossary of important terms. (International Bulletin Of Missionary Research)