Reviews for Bargaining with the State from Afar: American Citizenship in Treaty Port China, 1844-1942

The average rating for Bargaining with the State from Afar: American Citizenship in Treaty Port China, 1844-1942 based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-11-02 00:00:00 Michael Mckenzie These American "mysteries" are better suited for those who don't know a lot about American history and it's stranger occurrences. For those interested in how to write a short historiography, it's a perfect read. Each chapter lays out what supposedly happened in each event and then gives a historiography of the event. The collection of works cited at the end of each chapter are also a great tool. Overall, this is a short and easy read that reiterates historic details that are already well-know.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-08-28 00:00:00 Charles Casey This book is comprised 30 short and sweet chapters on a variety of history's mysteries, including the disappearance of the Roanoke Island colony, the assassinations of JFK and Malcolm X, and whether a handful of presidents knew of the shenanigans that went on during their presidencies. Aron gives a short peek into the questions still surrounding the mysteries and then lists a handful of resources for further exploration and study of the topics. This book was neat and a nice intro to 30 of the most well-known American mysteries in history, but it didn't go deep enough for me. It was short and succinct and a good jumping off point, but I would have loved a touch more detail.