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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    June 2016
    July 2015
    ISBN:
    9781316136867
    9781108080774
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316136867
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    Weight & Pages:
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.65kg, 510 Pages
    • Subjects:
    East Asian History, Area Studies, Asian Studies, History, South-East Asian History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
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    Subjects:
    East Asian History, Area Studies, Asian Studies, History, South-East Asian History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
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    Following his election to Parliament and extensive travels through Asia, George Nathaniel Curzon (1859–1925) published in 1894 this consideration of the present state of Japan, Korea and China within a changing international landscape. Later viceroy of India, Curzon was fascinated by the rich cultural heritage of the Far East, yet he remained a staunch supporter of British imperialism. He explains that the book's purpose is to delve deeper into political, social and economic conditions, rather than present a travel narrative of 'temples, tea-houses and bric-à-brac'. After devoting a substantial section to each country, Curzon closes with 'The Prospect', exploring what he envisages for the future of the whole region. The favourable reception of this title and his 1892 work, Persia and the Persian Question (also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection), highlighted Curzon's diligently acquired knowledge of Asian affairs and how they affected Britain's imperial interests.

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