Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing Zhigong Tu)

A Cultural Cartography of Empire

672 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Commissioned by the Qianlong emperor in 1751, the Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing zhigong tu 皇清職貢圖), is a captivating work of art and an ideological statement of universal rule best understood as a cultural cartography of empire. This translation of the ethnographic texts accompanied by a full-color reproduction of Xie Sui's (謝遂) hand-painted scroll helps us to understand the conceptualization of imperial tributary relationships the work embodies as rooted in both dynastic history and the specifics of Qing rule.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• ISBN: 9789004503649
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.08.2022
• Größe: 234 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Brill
• Herausgegeben von: Xuemei Wu
• Herausgegeben von: Laura Hostetler, Xuemei Wu, Laura Hostetler