出版社: Princeton University Press
出版年: 2021-6
ISBN: 9780691177113
页数: 344
装帧: Hardcover
定价: USD 35.00
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George Macartney’s disastrous 1793 mission to China plays a central role in the prevailing narrative of modern Sino-European relations. Summarily dismissed by the Qing court, Macartney failed in nearly all of his objectives, perhaps setting the stage for the Opium Wars of the nineteenth century and the mistrust that still marks the relationship today. But not all European encou...
George Macartney’s disastrous 1793 mission to China plays a central role in the prevailing narrative of modern Sino-European relations. Summarily dismissed by the Qing court, Macartney failed in nearly all of his objectives, perhaps setting the stage for the Opium Wars of the nineteenth century and the mistrust that still marks the relationship today. But not all European encounters with China were disastrous. The Last Embassy tells the story of the Dutch mission of 1795, bringing to light a dramatic but little-known episode that transforms our understanding of the history of China and the West.
Drawing on a wealth of archival material, Tonio Andrade paints a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of an age marked by intrigues and war. China was on the brink of rebellion. In Europe, French armies were invading Holland. Enduring a harrowing voyage, the Dutch mission was to be the last European diplomatic delegation ever received in the traditional Chinese court. Andrade shows how, in contrast to the British emissaries, the Dutch were men with deep knowledge of Asia who respected regional diplomatic norms and were committed to understanding China on its own terms.
Beautifully illustrated with sketches and paintings by the Dutch delegation and by Chinese artists, The Last Embassy reveals that the Qing court, mischaracterized as arrogant and narrow-minded by British diplomats and historians, was in fact open, flexible, curious, and very cosmopolitan.
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Tonio Andrade is professor of Chinese and global history at Emory University. His books include The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History (Princeton), Lost Colony: The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West (Princeton), and How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century...
Tonio Andrade is professor of Chinese and global history at Emory University. His books include The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History (Princeton), Lost Colony: The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West (Princeton), and How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century. He lives in Decatur, Georgia.
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《最后的使团:1795年荷兰访华使团及被遗忘的中西相遇史》短篇完整版
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2 有用 吃蛋挞 2024-09-08 23:41:22 北京
分析水平和结论俱乏善可陈,不过能详细梳理德胜使团的经过,从支配学界视野的英国人的塑造中“拯救”该使团,本身已经很有意义。
7 有用 lowai 2022-05-30 15:45:56
该书描述了荷兰人使团访问清朝的故事,属于最近流行起来的"重新审视清朝和西方交往的摩擦"的类型.这个重新审视的风潮认为,清朝和西方的冲突不是文化的冲突而是国际秩序观的冲突.与之前英国的Macartney使团相比,荷兰使团十分成功,参加了皇帝举办的各种春节庆典活动,并且进入了颐和园深处.荷兰人的成功在于他们只是想要交往并没有强求达成什么条约或者协定(英国使团则想建立永久领馆),并愿意按清朝的规则行事.... 该书描述了荷兰人使团访问清朝的故事,属于最近流行起来的"重新审视清朝和西方交往的摩擦"的类型.这个重新审视的风潮认为,清朝和西方的冲突不是文化的冲突而是国际秩序观的冲突.与之前英国的Macartney使团相比,荷兰使团十分成功,参加了皇帝举办的各种春节庆典活动,并且进入了颐和园深处.荷兰人的成功在于他们只是想要交往并没有强求达成什么条约或者协定(英国使团则想建立永久领馆),并愿意按清朝的规则行事.该书的一大特点是描述使团经历全部用现在时写成,非常令人身临其境.然而荷兰人的成功在欧洲鲜为人知,在欧洲占上风的是那种觉得清朝礼仪要求是侮辱他们的观点,还有批评荷兰人忍受屈辱的声音.一个对我的新知识是,当年找翻译也是不容易,一般中国商人嫌钱少不做(做买办赚钱更多),而且做翻译不懂宫廷礼仪反而影响使团. (展开)
3 有用 云端上的维克多 2022-05-01 17:57:28
算是有关荷兰德胜使团的第一部专著了,资料尤其丰富,可与相差不到1年的马戛尔尼使团对照,值得玩味。
0 有用 非必要也赚梁皇 2022-03-05 00:03:36
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4 有用 一起画大饼 2022-01-13 11:15:16
现代外交的东西视野解读,作者指出威斯特伐利亚体系、朝贡体系都不可本质化。以1794荷兰使团锤了前者的东方例证1793马嘎尔尼使团,又以东亚海域常客荷兰人的惯例磕头点破了朝贡体系的“phatic diplomatic”属性。对接了新清史研究中呈现的多族群务实策略,大分流研究中的重视近代早期中西相遇。遗憾的是,关于出使过程更多是一种史景迁的故事手法,使得作者在结论批驳总结时似乎显得前后脱节,虽然赢得了... 现代外交的东西视野解读,作者指出威斯特伐利亚体系、朝贡体系都不可本质化。以1794荷兰使团锤了前者的东方例证1793马嘎尔尼使团,又以东亚海域常客荷兰人的惯例磕头点破了朝贡体系的“phatic diplomatic”属性。对接了新清史研究中呈现的多族群务实策略,大分流研究中的重视近代早期中西相遇。遗憾的是,关于出使过程更多是一种史景迁的故事手法,使得作者在结论批驳总结时似乎显得前后脱节,虽然赢得了可读性但失去了锐力,颇有破而未立之感——只可说明荷兰人是与英国不同,但正如作者所言荷兰人也只是一次普通的祝贺使团,恐怕还是应当结合印度的案例再思考为何马嘎尔尼那一系列条件是否应被接受。 (展开)