The clash of empires : the invention of China in modern world making

The clash of empires : the invention of China in modern world making / Lydia H. Liu.

"The Clash of Empires brings to light the cultural legacy of sovereign thinking that emerged in the course of the violent meetings between the British Empire and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Lydia Liu demonstrates how the collision of imperial will and competing interests, rather than the civi...

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Main Author: Liu, Lydia He
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
1800-1912
1850-1900.
1900-1910.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Politics and government
15.75 history of Asia.
Imperialismus
Kontrastive Grammatik
Völkerrecht
Imperialism.
East and West.
Rhetoric.
China.
Government.
Politics.
History.
Geschichte 1861-1912.
China > History > 1861-1912.
China > Politics and government > 19th century.
China
Großbritannien
Europe > Relations > China > History.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The semiotic turn of international politics
  • The birth of a super-sign
  • Figuring sovereignty
  • Translating international law
  • The secret of her greatness
  • The sovereign subject of grammar
  • Conclusion : The emperor's empty throne
  • Appendix : Lin Zexu's communication to Queen Victoria.

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