1. Cherishing sources from afar.
- Author
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Esherick, Joseph W.
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POSTMODERNISM (Philosophy) , *CRITICISM ,CHINESE history, 1644-1795 - Abstract
Assesses the contribution of the 1997 Joseph R. Levenson Prize-winning book `Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793,' by James L. Hevia, to the understanding of China's history. Hevia's skillful combination of post-modern interpretation and new archival resources to present a revisionist account of the Macartney mission; Qing policy toward the Macartney mission.
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- 1998
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