02874nam 2200493Ia 450 991082057930332120200520144314.00-7914-7742-81-4356-9559-310.1515/9780791477427(MiAaPQ)EBC3407419(Au-PeEL)EBL3407419(CaPaEBR)ebr10575845(OCoLC)923405027(CKB)1000000000706019(DE-B1597)682661(DE-B1597)9780791477427(EXLCZ)99100000000070601920071227d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChina and the international system, 1840-1949 power, presence, and perceptions in a century of humiliation /David ScottAlbany, NY State University of New York Pressc2008357 pages24 cm0-7914-7627-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-345) and index.International relations, history, and "images" -- Humiliations established in the First and Second Opium Wars -- Humiliations maintained -- China's attempted "awakening" -- China's further humiliations -- China adrift in a brave new world -- Wartime humiliations from Japan and the West.As China continues its rapid ascent within the international system, questions of where it came from have particular relevance. Combining history with international relations theory, David Scott considers China's first substantive modern period of encounter with the West from 1840 through 1949, a period characterized as the Century of Humiliation. During this time China fell from Middle Kingdom preeminence to a position in the international system that remained an enigmatic and challenging one: too strong to be taken over as a colony, yet not strong enough to shape its own destiny. At the heart of Scott's study is encounter, and, with it, questions of power, presence, and perceptions. He examines the images, hopes, and fears that were evoked during China's century-long subservience to external powers, including opposing views of China as a threat or China as the "sick man of Asia" and the West as evil or the West as savior. China and the Chinese are explored in terms of their interaction with the international system, with a particular focus on America and Australia.ChinaHistoryChinaForeign relations1644-1912ChinaForeign relations1912-1949327.51009/03415.75bclScott David1952-1632208MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820579303321China and the international system, 1840-19494104668UNINA