Introduction: China and the West in the Long Eighteenth Century

William Christie

doi:10.2307/j.ctv12pntkh.4

Introduction: China and the West in the Long Eighteenth Century

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In this introduction to his edition of scholarly essays on cultural relations between China and the West from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, William Christie recapitulates and reflects on Western approaches and attitudes to China in the lead up to the turbulent years of the Opium Wars and the 'scramble for China' in the late nineteenth century.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tribute and Trade: China and Global Modernity, 1784-1935
Editors	William Christie, Angela Dunstan and Q S Tong
Place of Publication	Australia
Publisher	Sydney University Press
Pages	1-21
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	978174335995
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv12pntkh.4
Publication status	Published - 2020

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