Author(s)

Xiaomei Han ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign Languages, Qinghai Minzu University, Xining, Qinghai, 810008, China

Corresponding Author

Xiaomei Han

ABSTRACT

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the British Empire was at its zenith, with colonies spread across the world. After the Opium Wars, Xizang, situated on the western frontier of China, found itself coveted by two major powers, Britain and Russia which were seeking to expand their influence in China. This led to the famous "Great Game" between the two nations. Subsequently, Britain invaded Xizang twice and left numerous records about Xizang in the early 20th century. Under the logic of colonialist power, British descriptions of Xizang and the Xizang people were fraught with bias and criticism. Their writings on Xizang did not transcend the imperial discourse logic, becoming an integral part of the discourse of the British Empire.

KEYWORDS

Power Logic, British Empire, Xizang Representation, Early 20th Century

CITE THIS PAPER

Xiaomei Han, Hegemonic Politics and Power Logic: British Writing in Xizang in the Early 20th Century. Journal of Political Science Research (2023) Vol. 4: 14-20. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/DOI: 10.23977/polsr.2023.040403.

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