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Territorializing the Chinese Nation-State Cartography, Geopolitics, and Huang Maocai's Mission to India (1878–1880)

168 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

168 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

168 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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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–India 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... Read more

I. Introduction: Huang Maocai, Cartography, Geopolitics, and the Travel Narratives Translation II. Huang Maocai’s Introductory Remarks: Travel to the Western Region and India III Records of Travel to the Western Region [Xi-you ri-ji 西輶日记] Vol. 1: From Cheng-du to Ba-tang [Cong Cheng-du dao Ba-tang 从成都到巴塘] Vol. 2: From Ba-tang to Teng-yue [Cong Ba-tang dao Teng-yue 从巴塘到腾越] Vol. 3: From Teng-yue to Mian-dian [Cong Teng-yue dao Mian-dian 从腾越到缅甸] Vol. 4: India and the Homeward Journey [Yin-du ji qi gui-tu 印度及其归途] IV Reading Notes on India [Yin-du zha-ji 印度劄记]Vol. 1: Reading Notes Part – I Vol. 2: Reading Notes Part – II Annexure: Sundry Thoughts on India (Poems) [Yin-du za-xing 印度杂兴] V My Humble Opinion on Travels [You-li chu-yan 游历芻言]: A Panoramic View of Five India-s [Wu Yin-du xing-shi 五印度形势] 133