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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Henrietta HarrisonPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691225456ISBN 10: 0691225451 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 09 November 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsFascinating. ---Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post Magazine Often the most readable books on Chinese history are those that use detailed accounts of the lives of individuals to illuminate the great events of their time. Oxford professor Henrietta Harrison's The Perils of Interpreting: The Extraordinary Lives of Two Translators between Qing China and the British Empire is a fine example, providing a fresh description of the 1793 embassy from Britain's King George III to the Manchu Qianlong emperor through the eyes of those who mediated, rather than those of the principals. ---Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post Harrison could not have picked two more fascinating men to focus her book on. . . . not only is The Perils of Interpreting an empathetic portrait of two men, it also deftly reveals the critical importance of translation and of interpreters for without them neither cross-cultural interactions nor cross-cultural understanding can even begin. ---Sarah Bramao-Ramos, History Today Fascinating. ---Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post Magazine Fascinating. ---Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post Magazine Often the most readable books on Chinese history are those that use detailed accounts of the lives of individuals to illuminate the great events of their time. Oxford professor Henrietta Harrison's The Perils of Interpreting: The Extraordinary Lives of Two Translators between Qing China and the British Empire is a fine example, providing a fresh description of the 1793 embassy from Britain's King George III to the Manchu Qianlong emperor through the eyes of those who mediated, rather than those of the principals. ---Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post Author InformationHenrietta Harrison is professor of modern Chinese studies at the University of Oxford and the Stanley Ho Tutorial Fellow in Chinese History at Pembroke College. Her books include The Man Awakened from Dreams and The Missionary's Curse and Other Tales from a Chinese Catholic Village. She lives in Oxford, England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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