Reprint of the 1969 ed. published by Little, Brown, New York.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Schall and Verbiest: To God Through the Stars -- Peter Parker: Bodies or Souls -- Ward and Gordon: Glorious Days of Looting -- Lay and Hart: Power, Patronage, Pay -- Martin and Fryer: Trimming the Lamps -- Edward Hume: Yale for China -- Mikhail Borodin: Life in the Sun -- Todd and Bethune: Overcome All Terrors -- Chennault, Stilwell, Wedemeyer: A Compass for Shangri-La -- The Last Rounds: U.S.A. and U.S.S.R..

"To change China" was the goal of foreign missionaries, soldiers, doctors, teachers, engineers, and revolutionaries for more than three hundred years. But the Chinese, while eagerly accepting Western technical advice, clung steadfastly to their own religious and cultural traditions. As a new era of relations between China and the United States begins, the tales in this volume will serve as cautionary histories for businessmen, diplomats, students, or any other foreigners who foolishly believe that they can transform this vast, enigmatic country.