Chapter keywords (OCLC record):
Introduction. Making "Peace" with the East; The Pope's Two Letters; Carpini; Rubruck; Ascelin; The Mongols and Religion; An Embassy of Peace; Making Peace; Nestorianism; Christians and Others; Portugal and "Empire"; Tomé Pires; A Tale of Two Brothers; The Folangji; Padrões; Markers of "Discovery"; China as Empire?; Chinese Padrões?; The Portuguese as Inheritors; The King's Letter; The Portuguese Expulsion; Holland and "Trade"; Nieuhof; Trade and Tribute; Dutch Distortions; Schall Magalhães The Dutch Governor's Letter; The Chinese Translation; Divine Commerce; The Emperor's Decree; The Dutch Departure; References; The Pope's "Religion"; The Rites Controversy; Tournon's Motives; The Emperor's Intervention; True vs. False Missionaries; Mezzabarba; The Emperor's Skepticism; Christianity as Heterodox; "Of no consequence"; Russia and "Diplomacy"; The Treaty of Nerchinsk; "Mutual commerce"; Tulišen; Lange; Lange as "consul"; Permanent or Temporary?; "Mr. Agent"; The Treaty of Kiakhta; The Caravans Depart.

Local access dig.pdf. [Keevak-Embassies to China.pdf]

The scramble for China : foreign devils in the Qing empire, 1832-1914 / Robert Bickers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-478) and index.

Unwelcome guests -- On a Chinese stage -- Lindsay's war and peace -- Model settlements -- China El Dorado -- At the heart of the heart of the empire -- Inland dreams -- Coastwise -- Jubilees -- Extinction -- History.