American Orient: Imagining the East from the Colonial Era through the Twentieth Century

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Copyright © 2011 by David Weir All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America lc 2011014407 isbn 978-1-55849-879-2 (paper); 878-5 (library cloth) Designed by Dennis Anderson Set in Sabon by House of Equations, Inc. Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Weir, David, 1947 Apr. 20– American Orient : imagining the East from the colonial era through the twentieth century / David Weir. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-55849-879-2 (paper : alk. paper)— ISBN 978-1-55849-878-5 (library cloth : alk. paper) 1. East Asia—Foreign public opinion, American. 2. East Asia—Relations—United States. 3. United States—Relations—East Asia. 4. Orientalism—United States—History. 5. United States—Intellectual life. 6. East Asia—In literature. 7. American literature—History and criticism. 8. United States—Civilization— East Asian influences. 9. East and West—History. 10. Public opinion—United States— History. I. Title. ds518.8.W356 2011 303.48'27305—dc22 2011014407 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available. Weir_FM_Pgs i-xii.indd 4 4/21/2011 9:29:30 AM “The stalk of the lotus may be broken, and the fibres remain connected.” —Hitopadesa In memory of David Geoffrey Weir (1973–1991) Weir_FM_Pgs i-xii.indd 5 4/21/2011 9:29:30 AM Weir_FM_Pgs i-xii.indd 6 4/21/2011 9:29:30 AM ...