A life of Sir Harry Parkes : British Minister to Japan, China and Korea, 1865-1885 /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Morton, Robert, 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Folkestone : Renaissance Books, 2021.
Subjects:
Parkes, Harry, > Sir, > 1828-1885.
1837-1901
Diplomats > Great Britain > Biography.
Diplomates > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomats.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Japan.
Japan > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > China.
China > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Korea.
Korea > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1837-1901.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Japon.
Japon > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Chine.
Chine > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Corée.
Corée > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 1837-1901.
China.
Great Britain.
Japan.
Korea.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 321 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781912961177
1912961172

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