Merchants of War and Peace" challenges conventional arguments that the major driving forces of the First Opium War were the infamous opium smuggling trade, the defense of British national honor, and cultural conflicts between 'progressive' Britain and 'backward' China. Instead, …
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"'Merchants of War and Peace' challenges conventional arguments that the major driving forces of the First Opium War were the infamous opium smuggling trade, the defense of British national honor, and cultural conflicts between 'progressive' Britain and 'backward' China. Instead…
"Relations between the Choson and Qing states are often cited as the prime example of the operation of the "traditional" Chinese "tribute system." In contrast, this work contends that the motivations, tactics, and successes (and failures) of the late Qing Empire in Choson Korea …
"Remaking the Chinese Empire examines China's development from an empire into a modern state through the lens of Sino-Korean political relations during the Qing period. Incorporating Korea into the historical narrative of the Chinese empire, it demonstrates that the Manchu regim…
Conquering Chosŏn : the rise of the Manchu regime as the Middle Kingdom, 1616-43 -- Barbarianizing Chosŏn : the Chosŏn model and the Chinese empire, 1644-1761 -- Justifying the civilized : the Qing's contacts with Chosŏn, Annam, and Britain, 1762-1861 -- Defining Chosŏn : Qing C…
"This book explores China's transformation from an empire into a modern state through the lens of Sino-Korean political relations during the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history"--
"This book explores China's transformation from an empire into a modern state through the lens of Sino-Korean political relations during the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history"--