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A life of Sir Harry Parkes : British Minister to Japan, China and Korea, 1865-1885 /
Harry Parkes was at the heart of Britain's relations with the Far East from fourteen, to his death at fifty-seven. In his day, he was seen as both a hero and a monster and is still bitterly resented in China for his part in the country's humiliations at Western hands, but largely esteemed...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Folkestone :
Renaissance Books,
2021.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Harry Parkes was at the heart of Britain's relations with the Far East from fourteen, to his death at fifty-seven. In his day, he was seen as both a hero and a monster and is still bitterly resented in China for his part in the country's humiliations at Western hands, but largely esteemed in Japan for helping it to industrialise. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 321 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781912961177 1912961172 |