Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Traveler; 2 The Envoy; 3 The Student; 4 The Scholar; 5 The Diplomat; 6 The Strategist; Epilogue; Appendix 1 Zhigang's Passage on the White House Visit in the 1877 and 1890 Editions; Appendix 2 Selected Passages That Appear in the Chushi taixi jiyao (1890) but Not in the Chushi taixi ji (1877); Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This fundamentally new interpretation of the Qing reveals how Sino-Western engagements transformed traditions, institutions, and networks of communications
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed September 21, 2020)