Fairbank Remembered

by Cohen, Paul; Goldman, Merle

• ISBN13: 9780674291539
• ISBN10: 0674291530
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-06-01
• Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr

Summary

John King Fairbank (1907-1991) was best known to the public as the dean of Chinese studies in the United States. John Hersey, Hanu Reischauer, Harrison Salisbury, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., are among the more than 125 friends, students, and colleagues to contribute to this volume. Each author attempts to capture the essence of the Fairbank he or she knew. The resulting pieces are alternately incisive, affectionate, intimate, deeply affecting, and hilariously funny. Fairbank Remembered is an endearing and moving portrait of America's doyen on China.

Table of Contents

Preface
Chronology
Abbreviations
Beginnings	p. 1
In Friendship	p. 19
Scholarly Contribution	p. 39
Teacher and Mentor	p. 51
Encouragement of Scholars and Scholarship	p. 141
Field Building	p. 155
Impact on Scholarship Abroad	p. 191
Writer, Editor, Collaborator	p. 223
Impact on Journalists and Writers	p. 245
Participant in Public Debate	p. 253
Later Years	p. 267
Author Index	p. 287
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