The Witness and I Clubb HB/DJ China Service Security Tribulations FINE/VG+

Description: The Witness and I By O[liver] Edmund Clubb Columbia University Press New York 1975 Titlepage lists publication date as 1974, but the Colophon has a Columbia University Press copyright date of 1975. The book was originally published in 1974 and therefore this is likely a Second Printing. xiv, 314 p.: frontispiece and six in-text illustrations; 21.5 cm. (8.5 inches). Black cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; illustrated color dust jacket. Includes Selected Bibliography and Index. Price-clipped. "When O. Edmund Clubb assumed the post of Director of the State Department's Office of Chinese Affairs in July 1950, he had been in the U.S. Foreign Service for a full twenty-two years. A senior member of the Department's small corps of China experts, the 'China Service,' Clubb had an imposing record of service in a variety of positions of responsibility and trust in China, Indochina, and the Soviet Union. This was a time, however, when a political mania had gripped Washington. The cold war had begun, and the Truman administration had initiated a loyalty-security program for the surveillance of government employees. Politicians purported to perceive, in the executive branch of the government, signs of a pervasive 'Communist conspiracy,' particularly in connection with 'the loss of China' to the forces of revolution. 'McCarthyism' had been born, and 'ex-Communists' were making sweeping charges before congressional committees. The Korean War had just broken out. The State Department and the Foreign Service were under demagogic attack. It was in such a climate that a number of prominent China Service officers were scrutinized and intensely questioned by the State Department's loyalty-security forces. Clubb was one of those officers. This is the story of his trials in that era of political frenzy" [from the dust jacket]. ISBN: 0231038593 Book is in Fine/As New Condition: pages bright, clean, tight, and unmarked. Dust Jacket is in Very Good Plus Condition: as noted, price-clipped; front section very lightly rubbed. Nice copy! Copyright 2017 All text in this auction description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. We email all winning bidders within 24 hours of the end of auction. Occasionally a server will block emails with unfamiliar addresses, which has prevented us from notifying a few winning bidders. If you do not hear from us, please email us for payment details. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The winning bidder receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking. We have been selling books and ephemera for about 17 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. WINNERS AND BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING, FIRST CLASS UP TO 16 OUNCES, MEDIA MAIL OVER 16 OUNCES. Payment Methods: Ebay has recently decreed that sellers on the site can only accept electronic payments through Paypal; no other form of payment is permitted except upon request. Before paying for multiple items, please wait for our email notification of your winning bids, so we can provide a combined shipping total. Pa. residents: you must add 6% sales tax to the total (including shipping and handling), unless you have a resale number. This is Pa. state law. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

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