Author: Sir George Thomas Staunton
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Category : Ambassadors
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Biographical sketch of Sir George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801), plus some of his papers.
Memoir of the Life & Family of the Late Sir George Leonard Staunton, Bart. With an Appendix, Consisting of Illustrations and Authorities; and a Copious Selection from His Private Correspondence. [With Plates, Including a Portrait, and Genealogical Tables.]
Author: Sir George Thomas Staunton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ambassadors
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Biographical sketch of Sir George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801), plus some of his papers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ambassadors
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Biographical sketch of Sir George Leonard Staunton (1737-1801), plus some of his papers.
Memoir of the Life & Family of the Late Sir George Leonard Staunton, Bart.
Author: Sir George Thomas Staunton
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015013582
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015013582
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Memoir of the Life & Family of the Late Sir George Leonard Staunton, Bart
Author: Sir George Thomas Staunton
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Category : Ambassadors
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Category : Ambassadors
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Memoirs of the Chief Incidents of the Public Life of Sir George Thomas Staunton, Bart., Hon. D.C.L. of Oxford
Author: Sir George Thomas Staunton
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Memoirs of the chief incidents of the public life of sir George Thomas Staunton [written by himself].
Author: sir George Thomas Staunton (2nd bart.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Catalogue of the Asiatic Library of Dr. G. E. Morrison, Now a Part of the Oriental Library, Tokyo, Japan: English books
Author: Tōyō Bunko (Japan)
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
Britain and the China Trade 1635-1842
Author: Patrick J. N. Tuck
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
ISBN: 9780415190046
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
ISBN: 9780415190046
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Perils of Interpreting
Author: Henrietta Harrison
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069122546X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A fascinating history of China’s relations with the West—told through the lives of two eighteenth-century translators The 1793 British embassy to China, which led to Lord George Macartney’s fraught encounter with the Qianlong emperor, has often been viewed as a clash of cultures fueled by the East’s lack of interest in the West. In The Perils of Interpreting, Henrietta Harrison presents a more nuanced picture, ingeniously shifting the historical lens to focus on Macartney’s two interpreters at that meeting—Li Zibiao and George Thomas Staunton. Who were these two men? How did they intervene in the exchanges that they mediated? And what did these exchanges mean for them? From Galway to Chengde, and from political intrigues to personal encounters, Harrison reassesses a pivotal moment in relations between China and Britain. She shows that there were Chinese who were familiar with the West, but growing tensions endangered those who embraced both cultures and would eventually culminate in the Opium Wars. Harrison demonstrates that the Qing court’s ignorance about the British did not simply happen, but was manufactured through the repression of cultural go-betweens like Li and Staunton. She traces Li’s influence as Macartney’s interpreter, the pressures Li faced in China as a result, and his later years in hiding. Staunton interpreted successfully for the British East India Company in Canton, but as Chinese anger grew against British imperial expansion in South Asia, he was compelled to flee to England. Harrison contends that in silencing expert voices, the Qing court missed an opportunity to gain insights that might have prevented a losing conflict with Britain. Uncovering the lives of two overlooked figures, The Perils of Interpreting offers an empathic argument for cross-cultural understanding in a connected world.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069122546X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A fascinating history of China’s relations with the West—told through the lives of two eighteenth-century translators The 1793 British embassy to China, which led to Lord George Macartney’s fraught encounter with the Qianlong emperor, has often been viewed as a clash of cultures fueled by the East’s lack of interest in the West. In The Perils of Interpreting, Henrietta Harrison presents a more nuanced picture, ingeniously shifting the historical lens to focus on Macartney’s two interpreters at that meeting—Li Zibiao and George Thomas Staunton. Who were these two men? How did they intervene in the exchanges that they mediated? And what did these exchanges mean for them? From Galway to Chengde, and from political intrigues to personal encounters, Harrison reassesses a pivotal moment in relations between China and Britain. She shows that there were Chinese who were familiar with the West, but growing tensions endangered those who embraced both cultures and would eventually culminate in the Opium Wars. Harrison demonstrates that the Qing court’s ignorance about the British did not simply happen, but was manufactured through the repression of cultural go-betweens like Li and Staunton. She traces Li’s influence as Macartney’s interpreter, the pressures Li faced in China as a result, and his later years in hiding. Staunton interpreted successfully for the British East India Company in Canton, but as Chinese anger grew against British imperial expansion in South Asia, he was compelled to flee to England. Harrison contends that in silencing expert voices, the Qing court missed an opportunity to gain insights that might have prevented a losing conflict with Britain. Uncovering the lives of two overlooked figures, The Perils of Interpreting offers an empathic argument for cross-cultural understanding in a connected world.
The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature
Author: William Thomas Lowndes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester
Author: John Rylands Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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