Asian Empire and British Knowledge

Asian Empire and British Knowledge
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780230246751
ISBN-13 : 0230246753
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Book Synopsis Asian Empire and British Knowledge by : U. Hillemann

Download or read book Asian Empire and British Knowledge written by U. Hillemann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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