UID:
almafu_9961373350502883
Format:
1 online resource (385 pages)
ISBN:
0-674-24657-8
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0-674-24659-4
Content:
Gregory Afinogenov explores centuries of Russian spying and scholarship on the Far East. He argues that the approaches the empire took are closely related to its leaders' perception of Russia's place in the world. Espionage gave way to public-facing, academic study, as Russia sought to outdo Britain in a global contest for imperial prestige.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Maps and Illustrations --
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Note on Calendar and Transliteration --
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Introduction --
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1. Muscovy on the Knowledge Frontier --
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2. Seeing China through Russian Eyes --
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3. Secret Missions, Troublesome Missionaries --
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4. Scholarship and Expertise at Home and Abroad --
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5. The Caravan as a Knowledge Bureaucracy --
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6. The Commerce of Long-Distance Letters --
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7. Frontier Intelligence and the Struggle for Inner Asia --
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8. Spies and Subversion in Eastern Siberia --
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9. Imperial Encounters in the North Pacific --
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10. Making Russian Sinology in the Age of Napoleon --
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Conclusion --
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Appendix: Reign Dates --
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Abbreviations --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Acknowledgments --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-24185-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674246591
