| ID | 188624 |
| Title Proper | Freelance Revolutionist |
| Other Title Information | Agnes Smedley in Wartime China, 1937–1941 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mayers, David |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Agnes Smedley is one of the more fascinating figures in the history of Sino-American relations. Albeit once the subject of two excellent biographies, and alternately celebrated and reviled in the United States, she nevertheless remains a relatively obscure figure. As the Sino-American relationship now occupies a crucial place in international politics, it is worthwhile to revisit the career of this ardent feminist and political pilgrim. Amidst the maelstrom of revolution and Sino-Japanese war, she professed faith in a better future. Both her perspicacity and illusions were striking, as she sought to discern – and explain to Americans – the churning reality of her preferred homeland, China. Questions confronting Smedley still linger in the twenty-first century as Beijing and Washington try to accommodate each other’s ambitions and rival conceptions of human society. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 33, No.2; Jun 2022: p.233-256 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol: 33 No 2 |
| Key Words | Freelance Revolutionist ; Wartime China ; 1937–1941 |