Blue frontier : maritime vision and power in the Qing Empire / Ronald C. Po, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Po, Ronald C., author.

Series:

Cambridge oceanic histories

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.

China.

History.

China--History--18th century.

China--History, Naval--1644-1912.

Naval history.

Qing Dynasty (China).

Genre:

History.

Naval history.

Physical Description:

xv, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

England, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

Some text in Chinese.

Summary:

In this revisionist history of the eighteenth-century Qing Empire from a maritime perspective, Ronald C. Po argues that it is reductive to view China over this period exclusively as a continental power with little interest in the sea. With a coastline of almost 14,500 kilometers, the Qing was not a landlocked state. Although it came to be known as an inward-looking empire, Po suggests that the Qing was integrated into the maritime world through its naval development and customs institutionalization. In contrast to our orthodox perception, the Manchu court, in fact, deliberately engaged with the ocean politically, militarily, and even conceptually. 'The Blue Frontier' offers a much broader picture of the Qing as an Asian giant responding flexibly to challenges and extensive interaction on all frontiers - both land and sea - in the long eighteenth century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-292) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1108424619

9781108424615

OCLC:

1026223263