The New Deal: A Global History provides a radically new interpretation of a pivotal period in
US history. The first comprehensive study of the New Deal in a global context, the book …

In the late nineteenth century, as much of the world adopted some variant of the gold
standard, China remained the most populous country still using silver. Yet China had no …

Britain's relationship with China in the nineteenth and early twentieth century is often viewed
in terms of gunboat diplomacy, unequal treaties, and the unrelenting pursuit of Britain's own …

Whereas the 1920s saw Anglo-American relations suffused by naval rivalry, the dichotomy
of reparations imposed on Germany versus British war debts, and trade and financial …

Japan's participation in World War II was a consequence of self-reinforcing cycles of Japan's
aggressions in East Asia and the economic sanctions imposed on Japan by the Western …

In the summer of 1949, the Chinese Nationalist government was collapsing. The victorious
armies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were sweeping across the country while the …

This project examines the economic, political and diplomatic history of China and the United
States by focusing on the monetary metals of silver and gold. In the 19th century, as many …

This chapter reviews Chiang Kai-shek's observations about Britain until the end of the First
Battle of Burma and the roles Britain played in China and China's war against Japan …