慶應義塾大学法学部専任講師(中国近世・近代史、東アジア国際関係史)|Assistant Professor in Early Modern/Modern Chinese History, Keio University. Co-Editor, Japanese Sinology Series, CUHK Press.
Pleased to share a new article, just out in Late Imperial China: 'Qing Diplomacy’s Scottish Face: Halliday Macartney, Yamen Culture, and Diplomatic Transformation in China’s London Legation, 1877-1905'.
https://t.co/RivtRuZjmn
An envelop with three stamps issued by the short-lived Republic of Formosa (臺灣民主國). These stamps are called "Solo Tiger" stamps (獨虎郵票) bc they featured a single tiger. The mail was delivered from Tainan to Amoy (Xiamen) & postmarked 7 Oct, 1895
Ali Akbar saw so many Muslim eunuchs and attendants at the Ming court that he suggested the emperor was Muslim. However we interpret that claim, it highlights the court’s religious diversity and deep global connections.
Yeah, Zheng He was a total fabrication. The giraffe so widely painted in the Ming court actually swam to China. The neck actually evolved as a kind of snorkel, you see.
4月28日、ミシガン大学のPär Cassel先生を慶應の東アジア研究所にお迎えしてささやかな研究会を開きます。ぜひ振るってご参加下さい!Excited to welcome the one and only Pär Cassel (UMich) to Keio on April 28. Join us! https://t.co/A9jODLJSg5
Now online and open access! An autobiographical essay by John Dunn (@Cambridge_Uni) entitled "The History of Political Thought as Window on the World" @Global_IH https://t.co/uZ4if19KSb
4月28日、ミシガン大学のPär Cassel先生を慶應の東アジア研究所にお迎えしてささやかな研究会を開きます。ぜひ振るってご参加下さい!Excited to welcome the one and only Pär Cassel (UMich) to Keio on April 28. Join us! https://t.co/A9jODLJSg5