Nancy Bernkopf Tucker is professor of history at Georgetown University and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. She is one of the nation's leading authorities on Sino-American relations and the author of Patterns in the Dust and Uncertain Friendships: Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States, winner of the Bernath Prize of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

These recollections... greatly enhance our knowledge and appreciation of professional diplomats who devoted-and sometimes sacrificed-their careers to the pursuit of constructive relations between the United States and China. The China Journal A coherent and informative insider's view of a half century of Sino-American relations... Veteran China watchers will enjoy the stories of people who for many were old friends, and those new to the field will enjoy a wonderful introduction to an insider's view of an important era of diplomatic history. China Quarterly This book is to be commended for its usefulness to both the academic community and policy circles. -- Wei-Chin Lee Pacific Affairs

• Cast of Characters Introduction Chapter One: War Ends, War Begins Chapter Two: 1950s Chapter Three: 1960s Chapter Four: Normalization Chapter Five: 1970s Chapter Six: 1980s Chapter Seven: 1990s Concluding Thoughts Notes Index

Nancy Bernkopf Tucker is professor of history at Georgetown University and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. She is one of the nation's leading authorities on Sino-American relations and the author of Patterns in the Dust and Uncertain Friendships: Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States, winner of the Bernath Prize of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

These recollections... greatly enhance our knowledge and appreciation of professional diplomats who devoted-and sometimes sacrificed-their careers to the pursuit of constructive relations between the United States and China. The China Journal A coherent and informative insider's view of a half century of Sino-American relations... Veteran China watchers will enjoy the stories of people who for many were old friends, and those new to the field will enjoy a wonderful introduction to an insider's view of an important era of diplomatic history. China Quarterly This book is to be commended for its usefulness to both the academic community and policy circles. -- Wei-Chin Lee Pacific Affairs

• Cast of Characters Introduction Chapter One: War Ends, War Begins Chapter Two: 1950s Chapter Three: 1960s Chapter Four: Normalization Chapter Five: 1970s Chapter Six: 1980s Chapter Seven: 1990s Concluding Thoughts Notes Index

Nancy Bernkopf Tucker is professor of history at Georgetown University and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. She is one of the nation's leading authorities on Sino-American relations and the author of Patterns in the Dust and Uncertain Friendships: Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States, winner of the Bernath Prize of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

These recollections... greatly enhance our knowledge and appreciation of professional diplomats who devoted-and sometimes sacrificed-their careers to the pursuit of constructive relations between the United States and China. The China Journal A coherent and informative insider's view of a half century of Sino-American relations... Veteran China watchers will enjoy the stories of people who for many were old friends, and those new to the field will enjoy a wonderful introduction to an insider's view of an important era of diplomatic history. China Quarterly This book is to be commended for its usefulness to both the academic community and policy circles. -- Wei-Chin Lee Pacific Affairs

• Cast of Characters Introduction Chapter One: War Ends, War Begins Chapter Two: 1950s Chapter Three: 1960s Chapter Four: Normalization Chapter Five: 1970s Chapter Six: 1980s Chapter Seven: 1990s Concluding Thoughts Notes Index