International Relations in the Early Modern East Asia: The Role of “Intermediaries”

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Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: SEG
TermFall

Teacher: ZHANG, Zikang
Course Code: JK17010

Unlike modern diplomatic relations, which are based on direct negotiations by diplomats representing the two governments, one of the major characteristics of international relations in the early modern (seventeenth century to mid-nineteenth century) East Asia is the significant role played by intermediaries.

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