Cherishing Men from Afar. Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793.
by HEVIA, JAMES L
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- 0822316374
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Durham.: Duke University Press.. 1995.. xv + 292pp, index, bibliography, glossary, prior owner's signature half-title, foxing edges, browning lower cover, a very good, clean paperback copy. "In the late eighteenth century two expansive Eurasian empires met formally for the first time - the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain. The occasion was the mission of Lord Macartney, sent by the British crown and sponsored by the East India Company, to the court of the Qianlong emperor. "Cherishing Men from Afar" looks at the initial confrontation between these two empires from a historical perspective informed by the insights of contemporary postcolonial criticism and cultural studies.
The history of this encounter, like that of most colonial and imperial encounters, has traditionally been told from the Europeans' point of view. In this book, James L. Hevia consults Chinese sources - many previously untranslated - for a broader sense of what Qing court officials understood; and considers these documents in light of a sophisticated anthropological understanding of Qing ritual processes and expectations." (Publisher's description). .
The history of this encounter, like that of most colonial and imperial encounters, has traditionally been told from the Europeans' point of view. In this book, James L. Hevia consults Chinese sources - many previously untranslated - for a broader sense of what Qing court officials understood; and considers these documents in light of a sophisticated anthropological understanding of Qing ritual processes and expectations." (Publisher's description). .
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- Title
- Cherishing Men from Afar. Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793.
- Author
- HEVIA, JAMES L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0822316374
- ISBN 13
- 9780822316374
- Publisher
- Duke University Press.
- Place of Publication
- Durham.
- Date Published
- 1995.
- Keywords
- Britain, China, East Asia, Imperial China, International Relations, Qing Dynasty, United Kingdom, West, zz_Gallery_Out_of_Print_and_Secondhand_Books, Zz_highlights_1, zz_ListOn_eBay
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