China Hand, an autobiography
By: John Paton Davies, Jr
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780812244014
Subjects: Foreign relations; Diplomats; American Diplomatic and consular service; Biography; History
Description: "At the height of the McCarthyite hysteria of the 1950s, John Paton Davies, Jr., was summoned to the State Department one morning and fired. His offense? The career diplomat had counseled the U.S. government during World War II that the Communist forces in China were poised to take over the country?which they did, in 1949. Davies joined the thousands of others who became the victims of a political maelstrom that engulfed the country and deprived the United States of the wisdom and guidance of an entire generation of East Asian diplomats and scholars"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.