American Political Discourse on China

ISBN-13: 9780367884635 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 240 str.

Michelle Murray Yang

Opis

Tracing the origins, functions, and implications of the red peril, this study illustrates how historical representations of the Chinese threat continue to limit understanding of U.S.-Sino relations by keeping the nations’ relationship mired in the past.

Recenzje

"This book offers the most comprehensive coverage of four political and media events in the U.S. that constructed China as the red peril rooted in the yellow peril discourse in American history. The book is clearly written, thought-provoking, and timely. It sheds light on how Otherness is rhetorically constructed and how media portrayal shapes public opinions and foreign policies." --Xing Lu, DePaul University, USA

Spis treści

Introduction: Enduring Memories of the Yellow Peril and Red Menace: Portrayals of China in U.S. Public Discourse

1. From Yellow to Red: The Emergence of the Red Peril in U.S. Political and Media Discourse

2. The Red Peril as Political Threat: Competing Ideological Systems in U.S. Media Coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics

3. The Red Peril as an Economic Threat in Political Ads during the 2010 U.S. Midterm Elections

4. Containing the Economic Threat Posed by the Red Peril: Discourse from the 2012 U.S. Presidential Campaign

5. The Red Peril as a New Military Threat: Dueling Portrayals of Cyberespionage

Conclusion: The Red Peril Endures

O autorze

Michelle Murray Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. Her research has appeared in a variety of journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, and the Journal of Intercultural Communication Research.