Distant Shores by Melissa Macauley
A pioneering history that transforms our understanding of the colonial era and China's place in itChina has conventionally been considered a land empire whose lack of maritime and colonial reach contributed to its economic decline after the mid-eighteenth century. Distant Shores challenges this view, showing that the economic expansion of south-
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"Winner of the Bentley Book Prize, World History Association"
"[A] game-changer for early modern Chinese maritime history. . . Distant Shores is an incredibly important book that will influence historical scholarship on the Qing Empire, Southeast Asia, and the global economy for years to come. The fact that it is packed with so many colourful characters and poignant vignettes is just icing on the cake."---Ryan Holroyd, Pacific Affairs
"[A] deeply researched study. . . . Distant Shores succeeds in its objective to further nuance the conventional narrative of China’s decline throughout the long 19th century by shifting the gaze to the southeastern littoral."---Yorim Spoelder, Asian Review of Books
"[An] excellent study. . . . This compelling work not only provides a fresh look at the rationale behind the first Opium War, but also importantly deconstructs the rhetoric of the widely accepted fundamental divergence of Europe and China supposed to have developed starting in the eighteenth century."---Bart Dessein, Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies
"[A] game-changer for early modern Chinese maritime history. . . Distant Shores is an incredibly important book that will influence historical scholarship on the Qing Empire, Southeast Asia, and the global economy for years to come. The fact that it is packed with so many colourful characters and poignant vignettes is just icing on the cake."---Ryan Holroyd, Pacific Affairs
"[A] deeply researched study. . . . Distant Shores succeeds in its objective to further nuance the conventional narrative of China’s decline throughout the long 19th century by shifting the gaze to the southeastern littoral."---Yorim Spoelder, Asian Review of Books
"[An] excellent study. . . . This compelling work not only provides a fresh look at the rationale behind the first Opium War, but also importantly deconstructs the rhetoric of the widely accepted fundamental divergence of Europe and China supposed to have developed starting in the eighteenth century."---Bart Dessein, Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies
Melissa Macauley is associate professor of history at Northwestern University. She is the author of Social Power and Legal Culture: Litigation Masters in Late Imperial China.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691213484 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691213488 |
| Title | Distant Shores |
| Author | Melissa Macauley |
| Series | Histories Of Economic Life |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2021-05-18 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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