British Travel Writing From China in the Nineteenth Century

• Published in: Journal of the economic and social history of the Orient Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 781 - 789
• Main Author: Bickers, Robert
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Brill 2011
• Subjects: 19th century; Borders; China; Colonialism; Literature; Nineteenth Century; Review Articles; Travel; United Kingdom

A review essay on a book by (1) Elizabeth H. Chang [Ed], British Travel Writing From China, 1798-1901. 5 vols. Volume 1: Early Encounters, 1798-1824; Volume 2: Mid-Century Explorations, 1841-1863; Volume 3: Expanding Frontiers, 1866-1877; Volume 4: New Perspectives, 1882-1889; Volume 5: Century'...