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Cherishing sources from afar.
- Source :
-
Modern China . Apr98, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p135. 27p. 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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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.
- Subjects :
- *POSTMODERNISM (Philosophy)
*CRITICISM
CHINESE history, 1644-1795
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00977004
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Modern China
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 438393
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/009770049802400204