Anglo Chinese Encounters Before The Opium War

Author : Xin Liu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000637564

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Anglo-Chinese Encounters Before the Opium War by Xin Liu Pdf

Anglo-Chinese Encounters Before the Opium War: A Tale of Two Empires Over Two Centuries studies the fascinating encounters between the two historic empires from Queen Elizabeth I’s first letter to the Ming Emperor Wanli in 1583, to Lord Palmerston’s letter to the Minister of China in 1840. Starting with Queen Elizabeth I’s letter to the Chinese Emperor and ending with the letter from Lord Palmerston to the Minister of China just before the Opium War, this book explores the long journey in between from cultural diplomacy to gunboat diplomacy. It interweaves the most known diplomatic efforts at the official level with the much unknown intellectual interactions at the people-to-people level, from missionaries to scholars, from merchants to travelers and from artists to scientists. This book adopts a novel "mirror" approach by pairing and comparing people, texts, commodities, artworks, architecture, ideologies, operating systems and world views of the two empires. Using letters, gifts and traded goods as fulcrums, and by adopting these unique lenses, it puts China into the world history narratives to contextualise Anglo-Chinese relations, thus providing a fresh analysis of the surviving evidence. Xin Liu casts a new light on understanding the Sino-centric and Anglo-centric world views in driving the complex relations between the two empires, and the reversals of power shifts that are still unfolding today. The book is not intended for specialists in history, but a general audience wishing to learn more about China’s historical engagement with the world.

Author : Derya Ünal
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9783656413844

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From Diplomacy to War - British Foreign Policy in China 1793 – 1860 by Derya Ünal Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject World History - Modern History, grade: 6.0, University of Basel, course: The British Empire, language: English, abstract: From the beginning, British trade with China was restricted to confinements in Canton, as the Qing Emperors saw the foreign intruders as a potential threat and were keen on keeping the foreigners beyond their borders and under tight control. This relationship between the two Empires only changed at the beginning of the 19th century when the British decided to renew their trade interests in the Far East. The following time was then characterized by an increase of diplomatic efforts between the expansionist British and the reluctant Qing Emperors, which was eventually disrupted by war. In this paper, I want to analyse the development of the British political and economic relations to China, during the period of time in 1793 – 1860. This period was chosen as it marked a turning point in the Anglo-Chinese relations, causing events that immensely affected the histories of both Empires to come, and leading to the rise of one, and the downfall of the other. The year 1793 witnessed the journey of the Macartney Embassy to the court of the Qing Emperor, which was the first renewed attempt to secure trade concessions for the unsatisfied East India Company. This first diplomatic act was bound to failure due to the fundamental differences in cultural self-conception. The subsequent events demonstrate the continuation of failed awareness from two Empires each seeing themselves as the centre of the world. In this way, the tensions during this time between the powers were also influenced by the change from a cultural to an economic clash, exposing the interests of both nations in the conflict. The failure of diplomatic measurements is of particular interest in this case, as they gave rise to the catastrophic events of the two Opium Wars. In order to understand this process, I will focus on the employed strategies and policies by the British to reach their goals of opening China to trade. Further, the aim is to provide an evaluation of both countries‘ motivations during the Opium Wars, so as to understand why the British employed different and increasingly pushing tactics, or why the Qing Emperors goals were dissimilar to such an extent. The year 1860 was chosen as the end of this period, as it saw the destruction of the Imperial summer palace by the British as retaliation for their tortured ambassadors, and can be seen as a symbol for the disastrous consequences the conflict had on both sides.

Author : Gungwu Wang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : British
ISBN : 0511071051

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Anglo-Chinese Encounters Since 1800 by Gungwu Wang Pdf

Wang Gungwu's study of the relationship between China and imperial Britain examines the possibilities in, as well as the limits of, their encounters. It takes the story beyond the clichés of opium, fighting, and diplomacy to probe more intimate encounters. Students will benefit from Wang Gungwu's fluent erudition.

Author : Wang Gungwu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521534135

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Anglo-Chinese Encounters Since 1800 by Wang Gungwu Pdf

A penetrating and sophisticated 2003 account of the relationship between China and imperial Britain.

Author : Pin-chia Kuo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120064238

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A Critical Study of the First Anglo-Chinese War by Pin-chia Kuo Pdf

Author : Hao Gao
Publisher : Studies in Imperialism
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1526163659

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Creating the Opium War by Hao Gao Pdf

This book examines British imperial attitudes towards China during their early encounters from 1792 to 1840. It makes the first attempt to bring together the political history of Sino-western relations and cultural studies of British representations of China, as a new way of understanding the origins of the Opium War--a deeply consequential event that arguably reshaped relations between China and the West for the next hundred years. The book focuses on the crucial half-century before the war, a medium-term (moyenne durée) period that scholars such as Kitson and Markley have recently compared in importance to that of American and French Revolutions. Creating the Opium War investigates a range of Sino-British political points of connection, from the Macartney embassy (1792-94), through the Amherst embassy (1816-17) to the Napier incident (1834) and the lead-up to the opium crisis (1839-40). The book shows that throughout this period, Britain harboured increasingly hostile feelings towards China, but at the same time, British opinion-formers and decision-makers disagreed with each other on fundamental matters such as whether to adopt a pacific or aggressive policy towards the Qing and the disposition of the Chinese emperor. It examines a wealth of primary materials, some of which have not received sufficient attention before, focusing on the perceptions formed by those who had first-hand experience of China or possessed political influence in Britain. This study ultimately reveals how the idea of war against the Chinese empire was created on the basis of these developing imperial attitudes.

Author : Edgar Holt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : China
ISBN : UOM:39015005890911

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The Opium Wars in China by Edgar Holt Pdf

Author : Maurice Collis
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0811215067

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Foreign Mud by Maurice Collis Pdf

Based upon selected anecdotal stories written by British observers, this text reconstructs the events of the illegal opium trade in Canton in the 1830s and the war between Britain and China that followed. The volume is illustrated with b & w maps, prints, and photographs. Irish-born Collis (1889-1975) served for many years in the Indian Civil Service in Burma and later became a writer and critic in London. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : J. Y. Wong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521526191

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Deadly Dreams by J. Y. Wong Pdf

Wong argues that the opium trade played a large causative role in the Anglo-Chinese Arrow War.

Author : Shuangjin Xiao
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781040085325

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Two English-Language Translators of Jin Ping Mei by Shuangjin Xiao Pdf

Two English-Language Translators of Jin Ping Mei examines English translations of the Ming novel Jin Ping Mei by translators from different historical periods within the Anglophone world. Drawing upon theoretical insights from translation studies, literary criticism, and cultural studies, the book explores the treatment of salient features of the novel in translation, including cultural representation, narratological elements, gender-specific motifs, and (homo)sexual themes. Through literary re-imagining and artistic re-creation, Egerton transforms a complex and sprawling narrative into a popular modern middlebrow novel, making it readily accessible within Western genres. Roy’s interlinear and annotated translation transcends the mere retelling of a vivid story for its unwavering emphasis on every single detail of the original, becoming a portal to the Ming past. It stands as a testament to the significance of translation as a medium for understanding the legacy of the late Ming and the socio-cultural dynamics shaping that period in Chinese history. This book will be a useful reference for scholars and research students within the fields of literary translation studies and translated Chinese literature, particularly Ming- Qing fiction. The book will also appeal to students and researchers studying Jin Ping Mei’s translation and reception in the West.

Author : Maurice Collis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : China
ISBN : OCLC:702475193

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Foreign Mud by Maurice Collis Pdf

Author : Glenn Melancon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351954730

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Britain's China Policy and the Opium Crisis by Glenn Melancon Pdf

The first Opium War (1840-42) was a defining moment in Anglo-Chinese relations, and since the 1840s the histories of its origins have tended to have been straightforward narratives, which suggest that the British Cabinet turned to its military to protect opium sales and to force open the China trade. Whilst the monetary aspects of the war cannot be ignored, this book argues that economic interests should not overshadow another important aspect of British foreign policy - honour and shame. The Palmerston's government recognised that failure to act with honour generated public outrage in the form of petitions to parliament and loss of votes, and as a result was at pains to take such considerations into account when making policy. Accordingly, British Cabinet officials worried less about the danger to economic interests than the threat to their honour and the possible loss of power in Parliament. The decision to wage a drug war, however, made the government vulnerable to charges of immorality, creating the need to justify the war by claiming it was acting to protect British national honour.

Author : Earl Hampton Pritchard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Political Science
ISBN : MINN:319510018615525

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The Crucial Years of Early Anglo-Chinese Relations, 1750-1800 by Earl Hampton Pritchard Pdf

Author : Chris Kempshall
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351382700

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The History and Politics of Star Wars by Chris Kempshall Pdf

This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. Drawing on a variety of sources, including films, published interviews with directors and actors, novels, comics, and computer games, this volume explores the ways in which historical and contemporary events have been repurposed within Star Wars. It focuses on key themes such as fascism and the Galactic Empire, the failures of democracy, the portrayal of warfare, the morality of the Jedi, and the representations of sex, gender, and race. Through these themes, this study highlights the impacts of the fall of the Soviet Union, the War on Terror, and the failures of the United Nations upon the ‘galaxy far, far away’. By analysing and understanding these events and their portrayal within Star Wars, it shows how the most popular media franchise in existence aims to speak about wider contemporary events and issues. The History and Politics of Star Wars is useful for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars of a variety of disciplines such as transmedia studies, science fiction, cultural studies, and world history and politics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Author : Raanan Rein
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000645699

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Jewish Self-Defense in South America by Raanan Rein Pdf

Jewish Self-Defense in South America charts the ways in which Jewish youth in Argentina and Uruguay organized self-defense groups in the wake of an anti-Semitic wave that swept the Southern Cone in the 1960s. The kidnapping of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires in 1960 and his trial and execution in Israel in 1962, as well as the assassination of the Latvian war criminal Herberts Cukurs in Montevideo in 1965, provoked violent attacks by right-wing nationalist organizations against Jewish lives and property. Thousands of Jews decided to teach the anti-Semitic bullies a lesson and make it very clear that shedding Jewish blood would not go unpunished, that Jews were no longer passive victims. The central role that the State of Israel and its envoys played in organizing, instructing, and training self-defense activists highlights the special ties between Israel and the Jewish Diaspora. Based on more than 120 interviews with former activists of self-defense, ex-Mossad officers and veteran Israeli diplomats, as well as on archival research, this is a pioneering study on ethnicity and diaspora in a time of growing political violence in South America. This book is a valuable study for scholars and students researching Jewish history and Latin American history.