Rethinking the origins of ‘Western’ imperialism in China, 1790-1860: global constellations and imperial policies
In the light of recent scholarship, this article revisits the conventional understanding of the origins of ‘Western’ imperialism in China. I argue, in particular, that global factors must be taken into account to explain the silver crisis that precipitated Qing China’s conflict with the ‘West’, as w...
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2012
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/18124 |
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