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1、AmericaThroughtheSpectaclesofanOrientalDiplomatAmericaThroughtheSpectaclesofanOrientalDiplomatbyWuTingfang,LL.D1AmericaThroughtheSpectaclesofanOrientalDiplomatIntroduction:Whilethisbookisbynomeansfamous,itisaremarkablechancetolookatAmericaof1914throught
2、heeyesofanoutsider.WuTingfangshowsevidenceofhavingthoughtthroughmanyissuesofrelevancetotheUnitedStates,andwhilesomeofhisthoughtsareratherodd--suchashissuggestionthatthetitleofPresidentbereplacedbythetitleofEmperor;andothersareunfortunatelywrong--suchash
3、ishopesforpeace,writtenontheeveoftheFirstWorldWar;theyareallwell-consideredandsometimesshowremarkableinsightintoAmericanculture.Evenso,itshouldberemarkedthathemakessomeerrors,includingsomemisunderstandingsofAmericanandWesternideasandanidealizationofChin
4、eseculture,andhumanityingeneral,insomepoints--whileIdonotwishtorefutehisclaimsaboutChina,Iwouldsimplypointoutthatmanyofthethingshepraiseshavebeenseendifferentlybymanyoutsideobservers,justasWuTingfangsometimeslookscriticallyatthingsinAmericawhichhedoesno
5、tfullyunderstand(and,unfortunately,heissometimesalltoocorrect)--inallthesecases(onbothsides)someleewaymustbegiventoaccountformutualmisunderstandings.Still,hisobservationsallowustoseeourselvesasothersseeus--andregardlessofaccuracythoseobservationsareusef
6、ul,ifonlybecausetheywillallowustobettercommunicate.Therangeoftopicscoveredisalsoofparticularinterest.WuTingfangwrotethisbookataninterestingjunctureinhistory--airplanesandmotionpictureshadrecentlybeeninvented,(andhisexpectationsforboththeseinventionshave
7、provencorrect),andwhilehedidnotknowit,atremendousculturalshiftwasabouttotakeplaceintheWestduetotheFirstWorldWarandotherfactors.Iwillleaveittothereadertoseewhichideashavecaughtonandwhichhavenot.Thetopicsinclude:Immigration;theArmsRaceandchangesintechnolo
8、gy;one-timesixyeartermsfortheofficeofPresident;religionand/orethicsintheclassroom;women'sequality;fashion;violenceinthetheatre(violenceontelevision);vegetarianism;and,crueltytoanimals.2AmericaThroughtheSpectaclesofanOrientalDiplo
