Chapter Captured Glimpses of Modernity and War in Late Qing China

This chapter evaluates the role of photography in witnessing the modernising process in China during the late Qing period and conflicts which stemmed from it. The camera, introduced in China during the First Opium War (1839–1842), allowed Western eyes to record the establishment of trade routes and...

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description This chapter evaluates the role of photography in witnessing the modernising process in China during the late Qing period and conflicts which stemmed from it. The camera, introduced in China during the First Opium War (1839–1842), allowed Western eyes to record the establishment of trade routes and associated facilities. The photos examined here were taken immediately before and during the Russo-Japanese War. The photographs appear to have been focusing on technological developments in trade infrastructure, but they also captured the conspicuous Japanese and Russian military presence. Consequently, the photographs reveal the Western role in the “development” of China by its incorporation into global trading networks and violent conflicts fought over control of this infrastructure.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1363882025-07-18T09:46:57Z Chapter Captured Glimpses of Modernity and War in Late Qing China De Angeli, Aglaia Photography China Russo-Japanese War Infrastructure Trade thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History This chapter evaluates the role of photography in witnessing the modernising process in China during the late Qing period and conflicts which stemmed from it. The camera, introduced in China during the First Opium War (1839–1842), allowed Western eyes to record the establishment of trade routes and associated facilities. The photos examined here were taken immediately before and during the Russo-Japanese War. The photographs appear to have been focusing on technological developments in trade infrastructure, but they also captured the conspicuous Japanese and Russian military presence. Consequently, the photographs reveal the Western role in the “development” of China by its incorporation into global trading networks and violent conflicts fought over control of this infrastructure. 2024-04-11T09:07:29Z 2024-04-11T09:07:29Z 2024-04-02T15:50:02Z 2023 chapter ONIX_20240402_9791221502428_189 2975-0261 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/89220 9791221502428 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/136388 eng Connessioni. Studies in Transcultural History open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/89220/1/9791221502428_11.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0242-8.11 10.36253/979-12-215-0242-8.11 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221502428 21 Florence open access
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Chapter Captured Glimpses of Modernity and War in Late Qing China
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China
Russo-Japanese War
Infrastructure
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