Used - isbn: 0822316374 - isbn13: 9780822316374 Duke University Press Books

Duke University Press Books. Used - Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo. xv & 292 pp. Slight shelf wear to wraps. Very Good. (Subject: China). Duke University Press Books ISBN 0822316374 9780822316374 [US]

Durham.: Duke University Press.. Date: 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. He also reexamines the more familiar British accounts in the context of recent critiques of orientalism and work on the development of the bourgeois subject. Hevia's reading of these sources reveals the logics of two discrete imperial formations, not so much impaired by the cultural misunderstandings that have historically been attributed to their ...

Paperback / softback. New. Looks at the initial confrontation of the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain from a historical perspective informed by the insights of contemporary postcolonial criticism and cultural studies. ISBN 0822316374 9780822316374 [GB]

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ISBN10: 0822316374, ISBN13: 9780822316374, [publisher: Duke University Press] Softcover Looks at the initial confrontation of the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain from a historical perspective informed by the insights of contemporary postcolonial criticism and cultural studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499. . 1995. Paperback. . . . .
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MD-Duke University Press 7/25/1995 12: 00: 00 AM Softcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.

ISBN10: 0822316374, ISBN13: 9780822316374, [publisher: Duke University Press] Softcover Looks at the initial confrontation of the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain from a historical perspective informed by the insights of contemporary postcolonial criticism and cultural studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499. . 1995. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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ISBN10: 0822316374, ISBN13: 9780822316374, [publisher: Duke Univ Pr] Softcover 312 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
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