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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Morton, Robert, 1965- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Folkestone : Renaissance Books, 2021.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Parkes, Harry, > Sir, > 1828-1885.
Diplomats.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomats > Great Britain > Biography.
Korea.
Japan.
Great Britain.
China.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1837-1901.
Korea > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Korea.
China > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > China.
Japan > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Japan.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781912961177

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