Prologue: the barbarians and the tribute system
The development of the treaty system
The United States as a power in East Asia
In the light of the rising sun
The response to Chinese nationalism
China as an abstraction : the conflict with Japan
Communism in China
The great aberration
Rapprochement : at last
In the shadow of Tiananmen
America in the age of Chinese power.
America's response to China : a history of Sino-American relations by Warren I. Cohen. ISBN 9780231521727. Published by Columbia University Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.