Format:
Online-Ressource (334 p)
ISBN:
9780674019959
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of 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.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674040298
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674019959
Additional Edition:
Print version Clash of Empires : The Invention of China in Modern World Making
Language:
English
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