| ID | 189537 |
| Title Proper | Occupational Hazard |
| Other Title Information | American Servicemen’s Sensory Encounters with China, 1945–1949 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Du, Chunmei |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In January 1947, William W. Lockwood, future president of the Association for Asian Studies, who had served for eighteen months as a U.S. Army officer in China, wrote that the “first venture in large scale American tourism in China” caused “many sour, even hostile, reactions to the Chinese.” He asked: Did millions of returned young GIs “gain a sympathetic and tolerant understanding of that world? Or were their home town prejudices simply confirmed?”1 This intriguing question should be understood not only as a critical reflection on the U.S. wartime presence in China, but also in the context of U.S. postwar involvement in the region. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomatic History Vol. 47, No.1; Jan 2023: p.55–84 |
| Journal Source | Diplomatic History Vol: 47 No 1 |
| Key Words | China ; Occupational Hazard ; 1945–1949 ; American Servicemen’s Sensory Encounters |