Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793 by Hevia, James L

Duke University Press Books, 1995-07-25. paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. No highlighting or marking with tight binding. Not ex-library.

Duke University Press Books, 2005-06-15. Paperback. Used: Good.

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, 2005-06-15. Paperback. Used:Good.

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… Read More

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.

Duke Univ Pr, 1995. Paperback. New. 312 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

Duke University Press Books, 1995-07-25. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Duke University Press Books, 1995-07-24. paperback. New. 6x0x9.