The clash of empires [[electronic resource] ] : the invention of China in modern world making / / Lydia H. Liu
| The clash of empires [[electronic resource] ] : the invention of China in modern world making / / Lydia H. Liu |
| Autore | Liu Lydia He |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 318 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 951/.034 |
| Soggetto topico | HISTORY / Asia / China |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-674-04029-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Civilizations Do Not Clash; Empires Do -- 1 The Semiotic Turn of International Politics -- 2 The Birth of a Super-Sign -- 3 Figuring Sovereignty -- 4 Translating International Law -- 5 The Secret of Her Greatness -- 6 The Sovereign Subject of Grammar -- Conclusion: The Emperor's Empty Throne -- Appendix: Lin Zexu's Communication to Queen Victoria -- Notes -- Glossary of Selected Chinese Characters -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454674003321 |
Liu Lydia He
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| Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The clash of empires [[electronic resource] ] : the invention of China in modern world making / / Lydia H. Liu
| The clash of empires [[electronic resource] ] : the invention of China in modern world making / / Lydia H. Liu |
| Autore | Liu Lydia He |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 318 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 951/.034 |
| Soggetto topico | HISTORY / Asia / China |
| ISBN | 0-674-04029-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Civilizations Do Not Clash; Empires Do -- 1 The Semiotic Turn of International Politics -- 2 The Birth of a Super-Sign -- 3 Figuring Sovereignty -- 4 Translating International Law -- 5 The Secret of Her Greatness -- 6 The Sovereign Subject of Grammar -- Conclusion: The Emperor's Empty Throne -- Appendix: Lin Zexu's Communication to Queen Victoria -- Notes -- Glossary of Selected Chinese Characters -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778185803321 |
Liu Lydia He
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| Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The clash of empires : the invention of China in modern world making / / Lydia H. Liu
| The clash of empires : the invention of China in modern world making / / Lydia H. Liu |
| Autore | Liu Lydia He |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 318 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 951/.034 |
| ISBN |
9780674040298
0674040295 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Civilizations Do Not Clash; Empires Do -- 1 The Semiotic Turn of International Politics -- 2 The Birth of a Super-Sign -- 3 Figuring Sovereignty -- 4 Translating International Law -- 5 The Secret of Her Greatness -- 6 The Sovereign Subject of Grammar -- Conclusion: The Emperor's Empty Throne -- Appendix: Lin Zexu's Communication to Queen Victoria -- Notes -- Glossary of Selected Chinese Characters -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Invention of China in modern world making |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910954338903321 |
Liu Lydia He
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| Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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