An information war waged by merchants and missionaries at Canton : the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in China, 1834-1839

This paper explores the efforts and impact of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in China (1834–1839), which existed during the five years before the First Opium War. It contends that the Society represented a third form of British engagement with the Chinese, alongside the diplomatic...

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Main Author: Chen, Songchuan.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95298
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8937
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8724415
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English

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