In the late eighteenth century two expansive Eurasian empires met formally for the first time the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain. The occasion was the mission of Lord Macartney, sent by the British crown and sponsored by the East India Company, to the court of the Qianlong emperor. Cherishing Men from Afar looks at the initial confrontation between these two empires from a historical perspective informed by the insights of contemporary postcolonial criticism and cultural studies. The history of this encounter, like that of most colonial and...
In the late eighteenth century two expansive Eurasian empires met formally for the first time the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime emp...
