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Ancient Beijing and Western civilization / Zhesheng Ouyang ; [translated by Haifeng Li].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ouyang, Zhesheng, 1962- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Gu dai Beijing yu xi fang wen ming. English
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Noncitizens--China--Beijing.
- Noncitizens.
- Travelers--China--Beijing.
- Travelers.
- East and West.
- Beijing (China)--History.
- Beijing (China).
- China--History--Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368.
- China.
- China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
- China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
- China--Foreign relations--Western countries--History.
- Western countries--Foreign relations--China.
- Western countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 399 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
- Language Note:
- Translated from Chinese.
- Contents:
- List of tables
- Translator's preface
- Introduction
- Westerners' experience in Khanbaliq
- Peking in the 17th century through the eye of Jesuits
- The "Beijing experience" of 18th-century French Jesuits
- Rivalry between civilizations and game of power
- The "Beijing experience" of Portuguese and Dutch embassies from the 16th to18th centuries
- The "Beijing experience" of the Russian Orthodox Mission
- The "Beijing experience" of the British Macartney and the Amherst embassies
- Epilogue: Crises in the High Qing Era (1683-1799)
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 31, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ouyang, Zhesheng, 1962- Ancient Beijing and Western civilization
- ISBN:
- 9781003536338
- 1003536336
- 9781040165461
- 104016546X
- 9781040165423
- 1040165427
- Publisher Number:
- 90101451627
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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