The Last Embassy The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China.

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"In the typical narrative of modern Sino-European relations, George Macartney's disastrous 1793 mission to China plays a central role. His failure to open China to trade and diplomatic relations with Britain sets the stage for a long and bitter clash of cultures that led to the Opium Wars...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Andrade, Tonio
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
1714-1795
HISTORY / Asia / China
Diplomatic relations.
Netherlands > Foreign relations > China.
China > Foreign relations > Netherlands.
Netherlands > Foreign relations > 1714-1795.
China > History > Qianlong, 1736-1795.
Pays-Bas > Relations extérieures > Chine.
Chine > Relations extérieures > Pays-Bas.
Pays-Bas > Relations extérieures > 1714-1795.
Chine > Histoire > 1736-1795 (Qianlong)
Netherlands.
China.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Maps
  • A Note to the Reader
  • Prologue: A Clash of Cultures?
  • Chapter 1. The Center
  • Chapter 2. The Amateur
  • Chapter 3. Man Proposes, God Disposes
  • Chapter 4. The Delta
  • Chapter 5. Canton
  • Chapter 6. A Dreadful Prospect
  • Chapter 7. The Imperial Way: By Boat through Southern China
  • Chapter 8. A Walk into Winter
  • Chapter 9. Beijing
  • Chapter 10. Ice Games
  • Chapter 11. Favored Guests of the Emperor
  • Chapter 12. A New Year
  • Chapter 13. The Purple Ray Pavilion, A Good Death, A Tour of Temples
  • Chapter 14. Stately Pleasure Gardens: Yuanmingyuan
  • Chapter 15. The Lantern Festival
  • Chapter 16. Goodbye, Beijing
  • Chapter 17. By Land through Beizhili and Shandong
  • Chapter 18. Sailing into Spring: By Canal through the Lower Yangtze
  • Chapter 19. Zhejiang and Jiangxi
  • Chapter 20. An Uncertain Future
  • Conclusions: A Contested Embassy and the History of Sino-Western Relations
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Place Names, Transliterations, Terms, and Sources
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index

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