Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793

by James L. Hevia

Book Overview

In the late eighteenth century two expansive Eurasian empires met formally for the first time-the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain. The occasion was the mission of Lord Macartney, sent by the British crown and sponsored by the East India Company, to the court of the Qianlong emperor. Cherishing Men from Afar looks at the initial confrontation between these two empires from a historical perspective informed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822316374
• ISBN13: 9780822316374
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"