Asian Empire and British Knowledge
Author | : U. Hillemann |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2009-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230246751 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230246753 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
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.