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2 The Birth of a Super-Sign

  • Lydia He. LIU
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The Clash of Empires
This chapter is in the book The Clash of Empires
© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Introduction: Civilizations Do Not Clash; Empires Do 1
  6. 1 The Semiotic Turn of International Politics 5
  7. 2 The Birth of a Super-Sign 31
  8. 3 Figuring Sovereignty 70
  9. 4 Translating International Law 108
  10. 5 The Secret of Her Greatness 140
  11. 6 The Sovereign Subject of Grammar 181
  12. Conclusion: The Emperor's Empty Throne 210
  13. Appendix: Lin Zexu's Communication to Queen Victoria 229
  14. Notes 243
  15. Glossary of Selected Chinese Characters 297
  16. Index 301
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040298-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Introduction: Civilizations Do Not Clash; Empires Do 1
  6. 1 The Semiotic Turn of International Politics 5
  7. 2 The Birth of a Super-Sign 31
  8. 3 Figuring Sovereignty 70
  9. 4 Translating International Law 108
  10. 5 The Secret of Her Greatness 140
  11. 6 The Sovereign Subject of Grammar 181
  12. Conclusion: The Emperor's Empty Throne 210
  13. Appendix: Lin Zexu's Communication to Queen Victoria 229
  14. Notes 243
  15. Glossary of Selected Chinese Characters 297
  16. Index 301
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