The complex interweaving of different Western visions of China had a profound impact on artistic exchange between China and the West during the nineteenth century. Beyond Chinoiserie addresses the complexity of this exchange. While the playful Western “vision of Cathay” formed in the previous century continued to thrive, a more realistic vision of China was increasingly formed ...(展开全部)

Qing Encounters: Artistic Exchanges between China and the West examines how the contact between China and Europe in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries transformed the arts on both sides of the East-West divide. The essays in the volume reveal the extent to which images, artifacts, and natural specimens were traded and copied, and how these materials inflected both cu...(展开全部)

Prior to the nineteenth century, the West occupied an anomalous space in the Chinese imagination, populated by untamable barbarians and unearthly immortals. First-hand accounts and correspondence from Qing envoys and diplomats to Europe unraveled that perception. In this path-breaking study, Jenny Huangfu Day interweaves the history of Qing legation-building with the personal s...(展开全部)

Prior to the nineteenth century, the West occupied an anomalous space in the Chinese imagination, populated by untamable barbarians and unearthly immortals. First-hand accounts and correspondence from Qing envoys and diplomats to Europe unraveled that perception. In this path-breaking study, Jenny Huangfu Day interweaves the history of Qing legation-building with the personal s...(展开全部)

This volume addresses cultural and literary transformation in the late Ming (1550-1644) and late Qing (1851-1911) eras. Although conventionally associated with a devastating sociopolitical crisis, each of these periods was also a time when Chinese culture was rejuvenated. Focusing on the twin themes of crisis and innovation, the seventeen chapters in this book aim to illuminate...(展开全部)

This book explores the development of late 19th century study societies in China against the context of the decline of the imperial Qing government and its control on ideological production, widespread social unrest, and intrusions by Western imperialist states. The author uncovers the history of civil society activism in China by examining the study societies in Shanghai, Beij...(展开全部)

This book explores the development of late 19th century study societies in China against the context of the decline of the imperial Qing government and its control on ideological production, widespread social unrest, and intrusions by Western imperialist states. The author uncovers the history of civil society activism in China by examining the study societies in Shanghai, Beij...(展开全部)

This book, full of quantitative evidence and limited-circulation archives, details manufacturing and the beginnings of industrialization in China from 1644 to 1911. It thoroughly examines the interior organization of public craft production and the complementary activities of the private sector. It offers detailed knowledge of shipbuilding and printing. Moreover, it contributes...(展开全部)

司马富（Richard J.Smith），美国莱斯大学历史系荣休教授。美国加州大学戴维斯分校政治学学士、历史学博士。主要研究领域为清史、中国近代史。 ★译者简介 张安琪，中国人民大学清史研究所博士研究生，美国罗彻斯特大学访问学人，研究方向为近现代中西文化交流史。 荆晨，美国亚利桑那州立大学东亚语言与文明系博士研究生，研究兴趣包括日本近世与近代文学、旅行文学和日本汉学。 康海源，中国人民大学清史研究所硕士毕业，现为出版社编辑。译有《重归一统》，合译有《神武军容耀天威：明代皇室的尚武风习与展现》。

司马富（Richard J.Smith），美国莱斯大学历史系荣休教授。美国加州大学戴维斯分校政治学学士、历史学博士。主要研究领域为清史、中国近代史。 ★译者简介 张安琪，中国人民大学清史研究所博士研究生，美国罗彻斯特大学访问学人，研究方向为近现代中西文化交流史。 荆晨，美国亚利桑那州立大学东亚语言与文明系博士研究生，研究兴趣包括日本近世与近代文学、旅行文学和日本汉学。 康海源，中国人民大学清史研究所硕士毕业，现为出版社编辑。译有《重归一统》，合译有《神武军容耀天威：明代皇室的尚武风习与展现》。