A re-evaluation of British Imperialism in nineteenth-century China from the perspective of postcolonial theory.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James L. Hevia is Chair of the Curriculum in International and Area Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His book Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793 (published by Duke University Press) won the Joseph Levenson Prize from the Association for Asian Studies.
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List of Illustrations and Tables ix Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xvii I. Introduction: Imperialism, Colonialism, and China 1 Part I: Opium Wars and Treaties of Peace, Friendship, and Commerce 29 2. The Arrow War, 1856-1860 31 3. Violence and the Rule of Law in China, 1856-1858 49 4. Beijing 1860: Loot, Prize, and a Solemn Act of Retribution 74 Part II: Reterritorializing China, 1861-1900 119 5. Constructing a New Order 123 6. The Qing Empire in the Era of European Global Hegemony 156 Part III: Making China Perfectly Equal 185 7. A Reign of Terror: Punishment and Retribution in Beijing and Its Environs 195 8. Desacralizing Qing Sovereignty, 1900-1901 241 9. Mnemonic Devices: Memorializing the West as Victim and Hero 282 10. The Return of the Repressed, Recirculations, and Chinese Patriotism 315 Postscript 346 Bibliography 351 Index 375
List of Illustrations and Tables ix Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xvii I. Introduction: Imperialism, Colonialism, and China 1 Part I: Opium Wars and Treaties of Peace, Friendship, and Commerce 29 2. The Arrow War, 1856-1860 31 3. Violence and the Rule of Law in China, 1856-1858 49 4. Beijing 1860: Loot, Prize, and a Solemn Act of Retribution 74 Part II: Reterritorializing China, 1861-1900 119 5. Constructing a New Order 123 6. The Qing Empire in the Era of European Global Hegemony 156 Part III: Making China Perfectly Equal 185 7. A Reign of Terror: Punishment and Retribution in Beijing and Its Environs 195 8. Desacralizing Qing Sovereignty, 1900-1901 241 9. Mnemonic Devices: Memorializing the West as Victim and Hero 282 10. The Return of the Repressed, Recirculations, and Chinese Patriotism 315 Postscript 346 Bibliography 351 Index 375
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