Territorializing the Chinese NationState by Kamal Sheel PAPERBACK 9781032826189

Name: Territorializing the Chinese NationState by Kamal Sheel PAPERBACK 9781032826189
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is the first annotated translation of the travelogues of Huang Maocai. A trained Chinese cartographer in the service of the imperial Qing state, he was officially deputed to ascertain the Tibet\u0096India land route and the geopolitical status of British India in the nineteenth century. His travelogues are the first authoritative modern Chinese texts exploring the physical and ideological connections between China and India. Unpublished for a long time, and so far, unavailable in an English translation, these texts provide meaning to many key issues that enshroud the concepts of civilization and nation.\nAn important contribution to the study of Sino\u0096Indian interactions, it demonstrates Huang Maocai's keen observation of the geopolitics of the region. His vivid descriptions of Kolkata\n\nTerritorializing the Chinese Nation-State\nCartography, Geopolitics, and Huang Maocai's Mission to India (1878\u20131880)\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is avai;