Macao and the British, 1637-1842 : prelude to Hong Kong /

The story of the British acquisition of Hong Kong is intricately related to that of the Portuguese enclave of Macao. The British acquired Hong Kong in 1841, following 200 years of European endeavours to induce China to engage in foreign trade. As a residential base of European trade, Portuguese Maca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coates, Austin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, HKU, 2009.
Colección:Echoes: Classics of Hong Kong Culture and History.
Temas:
HISTORY > Asia > China.
International relations
Great Britain > Relations > China.
China > Relations > Great Britain.
Hong Kong (China)
Macau (China : Special Administrative Region)
China
China > Hong Kong
China > Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • INTRODUCTION
  • I JOHN WEDDELL'S VOYAGE TO CHINA
  • II THE FRENCH IN THE LEAD
  • III PERMANENT RESIDENCE AND JUSTICE
  • IV LORD MACARTNEY'S EMBASSY
  • V THE BRITISH THREAT TO MACAO
  • VI HUMANITARIANS, NOT FORGETTING THE LADIES
  • VII THE RIFT IS ABSOLUTE
  • VIII THE FIRST OPIUM CRISES
  • IX HUMANITARIANS AT SEA IN OPIUM
  • X PALMERSTON'S NEW RÉGIME
  • XI THE CONFRONTATION
  • XII THE BRITISH WITH THEIR BACKS TO THE SEA
  • XIII ELLIOT'S MISUNDERSTOOD COURSE
  • XIV THE CRACKED MIRROR
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.

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