book
Asian empire and British knowledge : China and the networks of British imperial expansion /
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- Title
- Asian empire and British knowledge : China and the networks of British imperial expansion /
- Author/Creator
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Hillemann, Ulrike, 1977-
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publisher Date
- 2009.
- Description
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"British knowledge about China changed fundamentally in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Rather than treating these changes in British understanding as if Anglo-Sino relations were purely bilateral, this study looks at how British imperial networks in India and Southeast Asia were critical mediators in the British encounter of China"--Provided by publisher.
- Note
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Macau information on : p. 4, 46, 75...
- Subject
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Great Britain--Relations--China
China--Relations--Great Britain
Great Britain--Relations--Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia--Relations--Great Britain
Great Britain--Relations--India
India--Relations--Great Britain
Imperialism--History--19th century
Missionaries--Asia--History
Merchants--Asia--History
East India Company--History
- Library URL
- 991002187589706306
