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Cherishing men from afar : Qing guest ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793 / James L. Hevia.

By: Publication details: Durham : Duke University Press, 1995.Description: xv, 292 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0822316250 (acidfree paper)
  • 9780822316251 (acid-free paper)
  • 0822316374 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 9780822316374 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Cherishing men from afar.DDC classification:
  • 327.51041/09/033 20
LOC classification:
  • DS740.5.G5 H48 1995
Contents:
Introduction -- A multitude of lords : the Qing Empire, Manchu rulership, and interdomainal relations -- Planning and organizing the British embassy -- King Solomon in all his glory : the British embassy in China -- Guest ritual and interdomainal relations -- Channeling along a centering path : greeting and preparation -- Convergence : audience, instruction, and bestowal -- Bringing affairs to a culmination -- Guest ritual and diplomacy -- From events to history : the Macartney embassy in the historiography of Sino-Western relations.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks DS740.5.G5 H48 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available TBC00004077
Books Books The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks DS740.5.G5 H48 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.2 Available TBC00004670

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-284) and index.

Introduction -- A multitude of lords : the Qing Empire, Manchu rulership, and interdomainal relations -- Planning and organizing the British embassy -- King Solomon in all his glory : the British embassy in China -- Guest ritual and interdomainal relations -- Channeling along a centering path : greeting and preparation -- Convergence : audience, instruction, and bestowal -- Bringing affairs to a culmination -- Guest ritual and diplomacy -- From events to history : the Macartney embassy in the historiography of Sino-Western relations.

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