Author: Horatio Nelson Lay
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Languages : en
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Description: From the Lay Papers, volume IV.
Letter Book in Horatio Nelson Lay's Hand, Containing Copies of Correspondence of Lay and Captain Sherard Osborn with Various Individuals Relating to the Purchase and Organisation of the Naval Force for the Protection of the China Treaty Ports in 1862-1863
Author: Horatio Nelson Lay
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Languages : en
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Description: From the Lay Papers, volume IV.
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Description: From the Lay Papers, volume IV.
Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860
Author: Harry Gelber
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319305840
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The ‘battle for Beijing’ is universally – and quite wrongly – believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain’s demands for diplomatic equality, and French demands for religious freedom in China. Both countries agreed that their armies, which repeatedly prevailed over Chinese ones that were numerically superior, would stay out of Beijing itself, but were infuriated by China’s imprisonment, torture and death of British, French and Indian negotiators. At the same time, the British and French also helped the empire to battle rebels and to pocket port and harbour dues. They steered carefully between their political and trading demands, and navigated the danger that undue stress would make China’s fragile government and empire fall apart. If it did, there would be no one to make any kind of agreement with; much of East Asia would be in chaos and Russian power would soon expand. Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860 offers fresh insights into the reasons behind the actions and strategies of British authorities, both at home and in China, and the British and French military commanders. It goes against the widely accepted views surrounding the Franco-British conflict, proposing a bold new argument and perspective.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319305840
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The ‘battle for Beijing’ is universally – and quite wrongly – believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain’s demands for diplomatic equality, and French demands for religious freedom in China. Both countries agreed that their armies, which repeatedly prevailed over Chinese ones that were numerically superior, would stay out of Beijing itself, but were infuriated by China’s imprisonment, torture and death of British, French and Indian negotiators. At the same time, the British and French also helped the empire to battle rebels and to pocket port and harbour dues. They steered carefully between their political and trading demands, and navigated the danger that undue stress would make China’s fragile government and empire fall apart. If it did, there would be no one to make any kind of agreement with; much of East Asia would be in chaos and Russian power would soon expand. Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860 offers fresh insights into the reasons behind the actions and strategies of British authorities, both at home and in China, and the British and French military commanders. It goes against the widely accepted views surrounding the Franco-British conflict, proposing a bold new argument and perspective.
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era
Author: Alexander Michie
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Britain's Imperial Cornerstone in China
Author: Donna Brunero
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113434094X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
This book provides an overview of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, focussing especially on its later years and in particular on the experiences of the foreign administration.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113434094X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
This book provides an overview of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, focussing especially on its later years and in particular on the experiences of the foreign administration.
The Chinese as They are
Author: George Tradescant Lay
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Traditions and History of Anderson County
Author: Louise Ayer Vandiver
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Category : Anderson County (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Category : Anderson County (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Timelines of Nearly Everything
Author: Manjunath.R
Publisher: Manjunath.R
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Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 2658
Book Description
This book takes readers back and forth through time and makes the past accessible to all families, students and the general reader and is an unprecedented collection of a list of events in chronological order and a wealth of informative knowledge about the rise and fall of empires, major scientific breakthroughs, groundbreaking inventions, and monumental moments about everything that has ever happened.
Publisher: Manjunath.R
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Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 2658
Book Description
This book takes readers back and forth through time and makes the past accessible to all families, students and the general reader and is an unprecedented collection of a list of events in chronological order and a wealth of informative knowledge about the rise and fall of empires, major scientific breakthroughs, groundbreaking inventions, and monumental moments about everything that has ever happened.
History of Daviess and Gentry Counties, Missouri
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Category : Daviess County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1158
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Category : Daviess County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1158
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History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions
Author: George Kinder
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
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Languages : en
Pages : 1734
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Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
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Languages : en
Pages : 1734
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Iowa Official Register
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Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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