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Author:

Gao, Hao, author.

Title:

Creating the Opium War : British imperial attitudes towards China, 1792-1840 / Hao Gao.

Publisher:

Manchester University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

ix, 210 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Great Britain--Foreign relations--China--18th century.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--China--19th century.
Diplomatic relations.
China.
Great Britain.
1700-1899

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The Macartney embassy -- The Amherst embassy -- The EIC vs free traders -- 'Show of force' -- Justifying the Opium War -- Conclusion.

Summary:

"Creating the Opium War examines British imperial attitudes towards China during their early encounters from the Macartney embassy to the outbreak of the Opium War - a deeply consequential event which arguably reshaped relations between China and the West in the next century. It makes the first attempt to bring together the political history of Sino-western relations and the cultural studies of British representations of China, as a new way of explaining the origins of the conflict. The book focuses on a crucial period (1792-1840), which scholars such as Kitson and Markley have recently compared in importance to that of American and French Revolutions. By examining a wealth of primary materials, some in more detail than ever before, this study reveals how the idea of war against China was created out of changing British perceptions of the country." -- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Studies in imperialism

ISBN:

9781526133427
1526133423

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1090684262

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)