Books by Teresa Brawner Bevis

This book examines the origins of higher learning, and then traces education exchange to the aftermath of World War II, when the United States was internationally recognized as the epicenter of critical thinking and scientific discovery.

Higher education exchange between America and the Middle East is a comparatively recent development, but the colorful history of circumstances and events that preceded the relationship is ancient and deep. Here, Bevis explores the multifarious and intriguing story from antiquity to the end of the twentieth century.

Weakened by two Opium Wars and a succession of internal rebellions in the mid-1800s, Chinäs imperial leaders made a historic decision¿to break a tradition of isolation and seek education outside the homeland¿s borders. This book does not attempt to debate or determine the extent to which higher education exchange with the United States has impacted Chinäs rise. Instead it focuses on the story itself¿of Sino-American education trade from its roots in antiquity to the present time¿highlighting the people, programs, trials and triumphs that have wrought its extraordinary history.