{"product_id":"english-lessons-the-pedagogy-of-imperialism-in-nineteenth-century-china-paperback","title":"English Lessons: The Pedagogy of Imperialism in Nineteenth-Century China - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames L. Hevia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInserting China into the history of nineteenth-century colonialism, \u003ci\u003eEnglish Lessons \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the ways that Euroamerican imperial powers humiliated the Qing monarchy and disciplined the Qing polity in the wake of multipower invasions of China in 1860 and 1900. Focusing on the processes by which Great Britain enacted a pedagogical project that was itself a form of colonization, James L. Hevia demonstrates how British actors instructed the Manchu-Chinese elite on \"proper\" behavior in a world dominated by multiple imperial powers. Their aim was to \"bring China low\" and make it a willing participant in British strategic goals in Asia. These lessons not only transformed the Qing dynasty but ultimately contributed to its destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHevia analyzes British Foreign Office documents, diplomatic memoirs, auction house and museum records, nineteenth-century scholarly analyses of Chinese history and culture, campaign records, and photographs. He shows how Britain refigured its imperial project in\u003cbr\u003eChina as a cultural endeavor through examinations of the circulation of military loot in Europe, the creation of an art history of \"things Chinese,\" the construction of a field of knowledge about China, and the Great Game rivalry between Britain, Russia, and the Qing empire in Central Asia. In so doing, he illuminates the impact of these elements on the colonial project and the creation of a national consciousness in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames L. Hevia takes the notion of imperial discipline and pedagogy beyond metaphor to precise illustration and explanation. With the help of a wonderfully selected set of prints and the mastery of an unusual set of archives,  English Lessons\" manages to make of the familiar story of British imperialism in China something new and startling.\"--Marilyn B. Young, Professor of History, New York University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames L. Hevia is Chair of the Curriculum in International and Area Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His book \u003ci\u003eCherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793 \u003c\/i\u003e(published by Duke University Press) won the Joseph Levenson Prize from the Association for Asian Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 387\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.16 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450078675122,"sku":"9780822331889","price":64.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f7233afae2699c27133961f374d8ce2e.webp?v=1778779727","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/english-lessons-the-pedagogy-of-imperialism-in-nineteenth-century-china-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}