Tribute and Trade: China and Global Modernity, 17841935
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Tribute and Trade: China and Global Modernity, 17841935
By (Author) Professor William Christie
Edited by Angela Dunstan
Edited by Q.S. Tong
Sydney University Press
Sydney University Press
2nd June 2020
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
327.51
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 148mm, Height 210mm, Spine 17mm
360g
Description
In the 18th and 19th centuries, relations between China and the West were defined by the Qing dynastys strict restrictions on foreign access and by the Wests imperial ambitions. Cultural, political and economic interactions were often fraught, with suspicion and misunderstanding on both sides. Yet trade flourished and there were instances of cultural exchange and friendship, running counter to the official narrative.
Tribute and Trade: China and Global Modernity explores encounters between China and the West during this period and beyond, into the early 20th century, through examples drawn from art, literature, science, politics, music, cooking, clothing and more. How did China and the West see each other, how did they influence each other, and what were the lasting legacies of this contact
Author Bio
William Christie is director of the Humanities Research Centre at the Australian National University.
Angela Dunstan is a lecturer in Victorian literature at Queen Mary University of London.
Q.S. Tong is a professor of English at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou.
