American Radio in China - (Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media) by Michael A Krysko (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Interwar era efforts to expand US radio into China floundered in the face of flawed US policies and approaches. Situated at the intersection of media studies, technology studies, and US foreign relations, this study frames the ill-fated radio initiatives as symptomatic of an increasingly troubled US-East Asian relationship before the Pacific War"--

Book Synopsis

Interwar era efforts to expand US radio into China floundered in the face of flawed US policies and approaches. Situated at the intersection of media studies, technology studies, and US foreign relations, this study frames the ill-fated radio initiatives as symptomatic of an increasingly troubled US-East Asian relationship before the Pacific War.

Review Quotes

'..a valuable contribution to the scholarship on cultural diplomacy...This engaging account of American broadcasting reveals a complex picture of radio's impact in China.' -Kelly Ann Long, Colorado State University, Journal of American History

About the Author

MICHAEL A. KRYSKO Assistant Professor of history at Kansas State University, USA. Prior to joining the faculty at Kansas State in 2006, he was a member of the history department at Dowling College in New York. He currently lives in Manhattan, Kansas.