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Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793
James L. Hevia
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Description for Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793
Paperback. 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.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press Duham, NC
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822316374
SKU
V9780822316374
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About James L. Hevia
James L. Hevia is Chair of the Curriculum in International and Area Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His book Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793 (published by Duke University Press) won the Joseph Levenson Prize from the Association for Asian Studies.
Reviews for Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793
"Cherishing Men From Afar, extremely impressive in its marshalling of basic Qing material, accomplishes something quite remarkable: the product of a postmodern critical sensibility, it will also satisfy the most traditional of scholars on sinological grounds."—William T. Rowe, Johns Hopkins University "James Hevia persuasively suggests a whole new way of viewing not just the Macartney embassy but the entire subject ... Read more