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China by Harry SchwartzChina: An introduction to China, Its Role in the Modern world and Its Importance for the Future
Publisher: New York Times Byline Book/ Atheneum (January 1, 1965)
Paperback
4.1 x 7.35 inches, 155 pages
Harry Schwartz (September 10, 1919 – November 10, 2004) was an editorial writer for The New York Times from 1951 to 1979 and a specialist in Soviet and East European affairs.
Schwartz was born in New York City on September 10, 1919, and was the valedictorian of his graduating class at Columbia College in 1940. He received his master's and doctorate from Columbia in 1941 and 1944, respectively.
In 1942, Schwartz joined the War Production Board and the United States Department of Agriculture as an economist. He was drafted into the army in 1943 but was transferred to the Office of Strategic Services and sent to Europe as a specialist in Soviet economic affairs before being discharged as first lieutenant in 1945.
He joined Syracuse University in 1946 as a professor of… Read More