{"product_id":"china-and-israel-chinese-jews-beijing-jerusalem-1890-2018-9781618118943","title":"China and Israel: Chinese, Jews; Beijing,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the fascinating story of Israel-China relations, unique history and culture intertwine with complex diplomacy and global business ventures – some of which have reached impressive success. China and Israel is a living collage that addresses these issues from a point of view that combines the professional and the personal. This book paints a broad picture of China-Israel relations from an historical and political perspective and from the Jewish and Israeli angle. To tell this story, Shai relies on rare documents, archival materials and interviews with individuals who were active in forming the relationship between these two states. He profiles Morris Cohen who, according to some, served as Sun Yat-sen’s personal advisor; gynecologist Dr. Ya’akov Rosenfeld, who rose to the rank of general in the Chinese Red Army and ended his career as a family physician in Tel Aviv; and international business magnate Shaul Eisenberg, otherwise known as \"\"the king of China\"\", who executed the first Sino-Israeli military contacts. Shai also covers the attempts of major Israeli companies and business people to enter China, and describes the opportunities and risks involved when China purchases companies that are part of Israel’s national infrastructure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shai provides an overview of Chinese–Jewish relations from medieval Kaifeng to the present. In 239 pages of text and a ten-page quatro-lingual bibliography, he surveys the corresponding academic field now known as Sino-Judaica. … Shai condenses this vast corpus of scholarship as context for what is the strength of this volume: his profiles of Sino-Judaic personalities. These include Sun Yat-sen’s English bodyguard Morris Cohen (1887–1970) and Chinese Communist Fourth Army physician Jacob Rosenfeld (1903–1952), originally from Austria. Shai also offers vignettes about lesser-known individuals who are arguably of equal historical significance. Drawing upon hard-to-get interviews and the Yad Tabenkin archive of the kibbutz movement, he profiles leaders of the Israel Communist Party (ICP) and their Chinese initiatives. … Shai’s persistent sleuthing about [Israeli businessman Shaul] Eisenberg and the ICP is matched in Sino-Israeli historiography only by Yitzhak Shichor’s startling revelations about Israeli nuclear cooperation with Taiwan.” —Jonathan Goldstein, \u003ci\u003eThe China Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, 238\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jonathan Goldstein * The China Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shai paints a fascinating picture of Israeli\/Jewish–Chinese history and the present relationship between the two peoples. The book is not only descriptive, but also an important piece of academic research, revealing information not widely known until now. … The book is an excellent read that once again demonstrates that Aron Shai is a true expert in the field.” —Shai A. Kivity, \u003ci\u003eIsrael Journal of Foreign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A small corpus of literature probing the historical relationship between the Chinese and Jewish peoples has accumulated over the years. A very welcome recent addition to this literature is Aron Shai’s comprehensive, illuminating and accessible review of the relationship from its origins to the present day. Shai, a professor at Tel Aviv University and an internationally known Sinologist, manages to weave together nimbly three separate strands of inquiry into a single volume. In alternating chapters, he examines the communal, economic and political strands of the relationship, even sewing in to the fabric of the book his own particular experience with the Chinese people. … This book should indisputably be at the top of the reading list of anyone interested in either the broader Jewish–Chinese relationship or the narrower Israeli–Sino relationship. It is sure to become a core work in these fields.” —David Rodman, \u003ci\u003eIsrael Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Israel Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e“Aron Shai ... has packed a tremendous amount of information in a very readable form into this well-researched book. He realizes that the all-important question of the nature of Sino-Israeli relations in the future can only be contemplated with knowledge of the past, which is why the book looks at relations from the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng to the present.” —Liat Collins, \u003ci\u003eThe Jerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In Aron Shai’s new book, \u003ci\u003eChina and Israel\u003c\/i\u003e, we can clearly see a road map of how the Sino-Israeli relationship has evolved from the strong influence of Eurocentrism in its early days to an extent that sometimes gives rise to anxiety and worry today. … It is also noteworthy that Shai describes his own experiences and connections with China as a scholar who has long studied Sino-Israeli relations. As an expert on the history of foreign relations, he can also incisively call attention to both the problems and achievements of the period of bilateral relations. His own experiences reflect the ups and downs of those relations.” —Wang Zhen, Center for Jewish Studies in Shanghai and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, \u003ci\u003eIsrael Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface: My Road to China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructure and Contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Jewish Communities in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Kaifeng Community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Judaism as a Popular Religion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Harbin Community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Religious, Cultural, and Social Institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Harbin Jews Following the Japanese Occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Baghdadi Sephardic Community in Shanghai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Institutions of the Baghdadi Jewish Community in Shanghai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Russian Jewish Community in Shanghai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The European Refugee Community in Shanghai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Decline of the Shanghai Communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Hong Kong Community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Other Jewish Communities in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One: 1948 to 1955—The Early Years of Trial and Error\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Mutual Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Israel Recognizes the People’s Republic of China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Initial Ties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Burma, Russia, and India Help Initiate Contact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Israeli Commercial Delegation to China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  A Missed Historical Opportunity?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two: Moshe and Ya’akov—Two Jews in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Moshe (Morris) Cohen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Jacob Rosenfeld\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three: 1948 to 1956—Behind the Scenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Members of Leftist Israeli Parties Visit China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Other Israeli Visits to China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Parliamentary Front in Israel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four: 1955 to 1978—No Contact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Israel Communist Party and the Chinese Communist Party: The Great Leap Backward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  View from Afar: “Going Behind the Wall”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five: Clandestine Contact—Shaul Eisenberg in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Global Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Business in Korea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  On the Road to Israel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  One Billion Chinese Await\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Eisenberg’s Influence on China–Israel Relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  After Eisenberg’s Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Six: How to Lose Money in China—The Stories of Four Israeli Companies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Israeli Business people Try Their Luck in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Case of Sano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Not Worth Peanuts—The Case of Osem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Lessons Learned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  A Guide to Losing Money in China: The Next Generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  David Shield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Kardan Israel Ltd.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seven: 1992 to 2018: Beijing and Jerusalem—The Last Battle?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina, Israel, and Hong Kong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatience Pays Off: Gradual Establishment of Diplomatic Relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina–Israel Relations Since 1992\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDespite All, a Relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eight: China, Israel, and Other Spheres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  China, the Palestinians, and the Middle East\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Iran–China–Israel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  China’s Relations with North Korea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Relations between Israel and Taiwan (Nationalist China)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  China in the International Sphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Future of Israel–China Relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Nine: Me, China, and Everyone Else\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Confucius Institute: Founding, Crises, and Return to Routine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Signs of Conciliation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Disseminating the Chinese Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  More Questions, This Time from Guangzhou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Ten: Review So Far, and What’s Next?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchives, Official Sources, and Sources without an Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHebrew and Chinese sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooks and periodicals (Hebrew)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooks and periodicals (English and Chinese)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359757992279,"sku":"9781618118943","price":70.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781618118943.jpg?v=1754125620","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/china-and-israel-chinese-jews-beijing-jerusalem-1890-2018-9781618118943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}