Cherishing Men from Afar : Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy Of 1793.
Hevia, James L.
Cherishing Men from Afar : Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy Of 1793. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (312 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Multitude of Lords: The Qing Empire, Manchu Rulership, and Interdomainal Relations -- 3. Planning and Organizing the British Embassy -- 4. King Solomon in All His Glory: The British Embassy in China -- 5. Guest Ritual and Interdomainal Relations -- 6. Channeling Along a Centering Path: Greeting and Preparation -- 7. Convergence: Audience, Instruction, and Bestowal -- 8. Bringing Affairs to a Culmination -- 9. Guest Ritual and Diplomacy -- 10. From Events to History: The Macartney Embassy in the Historiography of Sino-Western Relations -- Appendix -- Glossary of Chinese Characters -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Cherishing Men from Afar".
9780822396284
Macartney, George Macartney,-Earl,-1737-1806.
Diplomatic etiquette-China.
China-Foreign relations-Great Britain.
Great Britain-Foreign relations-China.
China-Foreign relations-1644-1912.
Electronic books.
DS740
327.51041/09/033
Cherishing Men from Afar : Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy Of 1793. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (312 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Multitude of Lords: The Qing Empire, Manchu Rulership, and Interdomainal Relations -- 3. Planning and Organizing the British Embassy -- 4. King Solomon in All His Glory: The British Embassy in China -- 5. Guest Ritual and Interdomainal Relations -- 6. Channeling Along a Centering Path: Greeting and Preparation -- 7. Convergence: Audience, Instruction, and Bestowal -- 8. Bringing Affairs to a Culmination -- 9. Guest Ritual and Diplomacy -- 10. From Events to History: The Macartney Embassy in the Historiography of Sino-Western Relations -- Appendix -- Glossary of Chinese Characters -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Cherishing Men from Afar".
9780822396284
Macartney, George Macartney,-Earl,-1737-1806.
Diplomatic etiquette-China.
China-Foreign relations-Great Britain.
Great Britain-Foreign relations-China.
China-Foreign relations-1644-1912.
Electronic books.
DS740
327.51041/09/033