02754oam 2200613I 450 991046422250332120200520144314.01-136-57609-61-136-57616-91-315-01892-610.4324/9781315018928 (CKB)3710000000056586(EBL)1539227(OCoLC)863823259(SSID)ssj0001163068(PQKBManifestationID)11743442(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001163068(PQKBWorkID)11140384(PQKB)10101352(MiAaPQ)EBC1539227(Au-PeEL)EBL1539227(CaPaEBR)ebr10800347(CaONFJC)MIL762296(OCoLC)897452360(EXLCZ)99371000000005658620180706d20051973 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMacartney at Kashgar new light on British, Chinese and Russian activities in Sinkiang 1890-1918 /C. P. Skrine and Pamela NightingaleAbingdon :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (305 p.)China, history, philosophy, economics ;XXVIIFirst published in 1973.1-138-98014-5 0-415-36171-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Travellers to Kashgar -- 2. Rival empires -- 3. The opening moves -- 4. Assault on the Pamirs -- 5. The Pamir settlement -- 6. The struggle to survive -- 7. The Russian ascendancy -- 8. The move into Sarikol -- 9. Diplomatic adjustments -- 10. Recognition and reforms -- 11. Revolution in Kashgar -- 12. The Chira crisis -- 13. The contest for Sinkiang -- 14. The new regime -- 15. War and counter-intelligence.First published in 1973.<BR> This book describes the career of Sir George Macartney, who spent twenty-eight years at the turn of the nineteenth century as British representative in Sinkiang, China's most westerly province.<BR> Macartney was in a unique position to observe political and diplomatic manoeuvres by the key players trying to establish a sphere of influence in China's strategically vital hinterland before and during the Chinese revolution.China, history, philosophy, economics ;27.Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)HistoryElectronic books.327.20924327/.2/0924Skrine C. P(Clarmont Percival),Sir,1888-1974,137836Nightingale Pamela646470FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910464222503321Macartney at Kashgar1982246UNINA