Book: entitled "Tales of the South Pacific" (1947) by James A. Michener with stereotypical book cover and plot (exoticized stereotypes of South Pacific)
Book: entitled "The China Sea Murders" (1953) (original title: "The Shanghai Bund Murders" [1933]) by F. van Wyck Mason stereotypical cover and plot line (views of Communist China)
"Peiping Utility Book" is the official address list and social calendar of the Peiping International Women's Club. Published in Peiping in 1930 it has a title page 43 numbered pages an advertising section title page 9 pages of ads and the inside back…
Green paper cover illustrated with ideographs enclosed in circle. Title reads "A Guide to Yenching University" above circle and "Peping China" below. Book has been folded in half lengthwise. 23 numbered pages fold-out map attached in front. DAMAGE:…
This is a guidebook to Seattle's Chinatown and was entitled "Oriental Flavors." The guidebook is aimed at tourists to Seattle's World's Fair (1962). It is a hodgepodge of politics advertisements popular histories and lessons on Chinese culture. The…