Misunderstanding China

Traces the origins of inaccurate stereotypes Americans hold about China and her people to the misrepresentations given in mystery stories, comic books, movies, and inaccurate accounts by missionaries. Suggests that the United States has adopted foreign policies that were based on misguided attitudes instead of a realistic appraisal of the Chinese people. Urges Americans to start seeing the Chinese realistically and warns against building a new set of stereotypes to replace the old ones. Narrated by Charles Kurault.

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Traces the origins of inaccurate stereotypes Americans hold about China and her people to the misrepresentations given in mystery stories, comic books, movies, and inaccurate accounts by missionaries. Suggests that the United States has adopted foreign policies that were based on misguided attitudes instead of a realistic appraisal of the Chinese people. Urges Americans to start seeing the Chinese realistically and warns against building a new set of stereotypes to replace the old ones. Narrated by Charles Kurault., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright