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- catalog abstract "Why did defeat in the Opium War not lead Ch'ing China to a more realistic appreciation of Western might and Chinese weakness? James Polachek's revisionist analysis exposes the behind-the-scenes political struggles that not only shaped foreign-policy decisions in the 1830s and 1840s but have continued to affect the history of Chinese nationalism in modern times. Polachek looks closely at the networks of literati and officials, self-consciously reminiscent of the late Ming era, that sought and gained the ear of the emperor. Challenging the conventional view that Lin Tse-hsu and his supporters were selfless patriots who acted in China's best interests, Polachek argues that, for reasons having more to do with their own domestic political agenda, these men advocated a futile policy of militant resistance to the West. Linking political intrigue, scholarly debates, and foreign affairs, local notables in Canton and literati lobbyists in Peking, this book sets the Opium War for the first time in its "inner," domestic political context.".
- catalog contributor b3629417.
- catalog contributor b3629418.
- catalog coverage "China Foreign relations.".
- catalog coverage "China History Opium War, 1840-1842.".
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-383) and index.".
- catalog description "The literati re-ascendant -- The rise of the spring purification circle -- The politics of opium suppression -- The myth of victory in Kwangtung -- The debate over the conduct of the war -- The Ku Yen-Wu Shrine Association -- The end of Manchu diplomacy.".
- catalog description "Why did defeat in the Opium War not lead Ch'ing China to a more realistic appreciation of Western might and Chinese weakness? James Polachek's revisionist analysis exposes the behind-the-scenes political struggles that not only shaped foreign-policy decisions in the 1830s and 1840s but have continued to affect the history of Chinese nationalism in modern times. Polachek looks closely at the networks of literati and officials, self-consciously reminiscent of the late Ming era, that sought and gained the ear of the emperor. Challenging the conventional view that Lin Tse-hsu and his supporters were selfless patriots who acted in China's best interests, Polachek argues that, for reasons having more to do with their own domestic political agenda, these men advocated a futile policy of militant resistance to the West. Linking political intrigue, scholarly debates, and foreign affairs, local notables in Canton and literati lobbyists in Peking, this book sets the Opium War for the first time in its "inner," domestic political context.".
- catalog extent "viii, 400 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Inner Opium War.".
- catalog identifier "0674454464".
- catalog isFormatOf "Inner Opium War.".
- catalog isPartOf "Harvard East Asian monographs ; 151".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Council on East Asian Studies/Harvard University : Distributed by the Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "Inner Opium War.".
- catalog spatial "China Foreign relations.".
- catalog spatial "China History Opium War, 1840-1842.".
- catalog subject "951/.033 20".
- catalog subject "DS757.55 .P65 1991".
- catalog subject "Shih-ta-fu.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The literati re-ascendant -- The rise of the spring purification circle -- The politics of opium suppression -- The myth of victory in Kwangtung -- The debate over the conduct of the war -- The Ku Yen-Wu Shrine Association -- The end of Manchu diplomacy.".
- catalog title "The inner Opium War / James M. Polachek.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".