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Britain's Second Embassy to China : Lord Amherst's 'Special Mission' to the Jiaqing Emperor In 1816
| Britain's Second Embassy to China : Lord Amherst's 'Special Mission' to the Jiaqing Emperor In 1816 |
| Autore | Stevenson Caroline |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
British & Irish history
Asian history Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
China
Britain British Empire William Pitt Amherst Canton Kowtow tributary system |
| ISBN | 1-76046-409-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Terminology and Romanisation and Monetary Values -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Political Setting of the Amherst Embassy -- 3. Origins of the Amherst Embassy: Canton and Sir George Thomas Staunton -- 4. The View from London: John Barrow and Lord William Pitt Amherst -- 5. Amherst's Preparations for the Embassy -- 6. The Voyage from Portsmouth to 'Hong Kong' -- 7. Up the Coast of China and Arrival at Tianjin -- 8. The Imperial Banquet of 13 August 1816 and Progress to Tongzhou -- 9. To Yuanmingyuan, Reception and Dismissal -- 10. Overland to Canton: The British Cultural Encounter with China -- 11. Aftermath: Britain's Reaction to the Failure of the Amherst Embassy -- 12. Retrospect: Reflections on the Amherst Embassy -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: List of Persons and Their Salaries -- Appendix B: Presents and Cost of the Amherst Embassy -- Appendix C: The Total Cost of the Amherst Embassy -- Appendix D: Ball's Secret Report (Commissioner of Teas at Canton) -- Appendix E: List of Chinese Officials Responsible for the Conduct of the Amherst Embassy -- Appendix F: Imperial Edict: 'Ceremonies to Be Observed at the Audience of Leave' -- Appendix G: Substance of an Edict Seen on the Walls of a Building in the 8th Moon of the 21st Year of Kia King -- Appendix H: Itinerary of the Amherst Embassy -- Appendix I: Morrison's Letters to Amherst (1821) -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Britain's Second Embassy to China |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910440650303321 |
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| Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The corporation that changed the world : how the East India Company shaped the modern multinational / / Nick Robins
| The corporation that changed the world : how the East India Company shaped the modern multinational / / Nick Robins |
| Autore | Robins Nick |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p. ) : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 382.0941054 |
| Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises - Great Britain - History
International business enterprises - Moral and ethical aspects - Great Britain - History International business enterprises - Government policy - Great Britain - History Industry International business enterprises - History - Moral and ethical aspects - Great Britain International business enterprises - Government policy - History - Great Britain Commerce Business & Economics Commerce - General |
| Soggetto non controllato |
History
East India Company Economics British Empire India China Bengal London Monopoly Opium |
| ISBN | 1-84964-691-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910166652603321 |
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| London, : Pluto, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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End of empire and the English novel since 1945 / / edited by Rachael Gilmour and Bill Schwarz
| End of empire and the English novel since 1945 / / edited by Rachael Gilmour and Bill Schwarz |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 243 pages) : digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 823.91409358 |
| Soggetto topico |
English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism
Imperialism in literature Decolonization in literature Literature Literary Studies: From C 1900 - LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Ireland |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
A Good Man in Africa
Anglo-American attitudes British Empire English novels Englishness John Masters Josephine Tey Kinjanja Moon Tiger Penelope Lively William Boyd William Golding colonial fiction family saga female crime novel postcolonial romance travel fiction |
| ISBN |
1-78499-179-1
1-78499-178-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
END OF EMPIRE and the English novel since 1945; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction: End of empire and the English novel: Bill Schwarz; 1. The road to Airstrip One: Anglo-American attitudes in the English fiction of mid-century: Patrick Parrinder; 2. Josephine Tey and her descendants: conservative modernity and the female crime novel: Cora Kaplan; 3. Colonial fiction for liberal readers: John Masters and the Savage family saga: Richard Steadman-Jones
4. The entropy of Englishness: reading empire's absence in the novels of William Golding: Rachael Gilmour 5. The empire of romance: love in a postcolonial climate: Deborah Philips; 6. Passage from Kinjanja to Pimlico: William Boyd's comedy of imperial decline: Michael L. Ross; 7. Unlearning empire: Penelope Lively's Moon Tiger: Huw Marsh; 8. 'I am not the British Isles on two legs': travel fiction and travelling fiction from D.H. Lawrence to Tim Parks: Suzanne Hobson; 9. Queer histories and postcolonial intimacies in Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty: Sarah Brophy 10. The return of the native: Pat Barker, David Peace and the regional novel after empire: James Procter11. Saturday's Enlightenment: David Alderson; Afterword: The English novel and the world: Elleke Boehmer |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797721903321 |
| Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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End of empire and the English novel since 1945 / / edited by Rachael Gilmour and Bill Schwarz
| End of empire and the English novel since 1945 / / edited by Rachael Gilmour and Bill Schwarz |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 243 pages) : digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 823.91409358 |
| Soggetto topico |
English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism
Imperialism in literature Decolonization in literature Literature Literary Studies: From C 1900 - LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Ireland |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
A Good Man in Africa
Anglo-American attitudes British Empire English novels Englishness John Masters Josephine Tey Kinjanja Moon Tiger Penelope Lively William Boyd William Golding colonial fiction family saga female crime novel postcolonial romance travel fiction |
| ISBN |
1-78499-179-1
1-78499-178-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
END OF EMPIRE and the English novel since 1945; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction: End of empire and the English novel: Bill Schwarz; 1. The road to Airstrip One: Anglo-American attitudes in the English fiction of mid-century: Patrick Parrinder; 2. Josephine Tey and her descendants: conservative modernity and the female crime novel: Cora Kaplan; 3. Colonial fiction for liberal readers: John Masters and the Savage family saga: Richard Steadman-Jones
4. The entropy of Englishness: reading empire's absence in the novels of William Golding: Rachael Gilmour 5. The empire of romance: love in a postcolonial climate: Deborah Philips; 6. Passage from Kinjanja to Pimlico: William Boyd's comedy of imperial decline: Michael L. Ross; 7. Unlearning empire: Penelope Lively's Moon Tiger: Huw Marsh; 8. 'I am not the British Isles on two legs': travel fiction and travelling fiction from D.H. Lawrence to Tim Parks: Suzanne Hobson; 9. Queer histories and postcolonial intimacies in Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty: Sarah Brophy 10. The return of the native: Pat Barker, David Peace and the regional novel after empire: James Procter11. Saturday's Enlightenment: David Alderson; Afterword: The English novel and the world: Elleke Boehmer |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825305603321 |
| Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Imperial Muslims : Islam, Community and Authority in the Indian Ocean, 1839-1937 / / Scott S. Reese
| Imperial Muslims : Islam, Community and Authority in the Indian Ocean, 1839-1937 / / Scott S. Reese |
| Autore | Reese Scott Steven |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh University Press, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 212 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 305.6/9709182409034 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social change
Religious communities Muslims British colonies Social change - Indian Ocean Region - History - 20th century Religious communities - Indian Ocean Region - History - 19th century Muslims - Indian Ocean Region - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
History
islam colonialism Indian Ocean British Empire transregional history Islamic reform Aden Muslims Qadi Sayyid Sufism |
| ISBN |
1-4744-3252-2
0-7486-9766-7 |
| Classificazione | NK 4100 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : a community of Muslims -- Hanuman's tunnel : collapsing the space between Hind and Arabia in the Arab imaginary -- Aden, the Company and Indian Ocean interests -- Claims to community : mosques, cemeteries and the universe -- "The Qadi is not a judge" : the Qadi's courts, community and authority -- "An innocent amusement" : marginality, spirit possession and the moral community -- Scripturalism, Sufism and the limits of defining public religiosity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255445003321 |
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Reese Scott Steven
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| Edinburgh University Press, 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Parliaments, nations and identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660-1850 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Julian Hoppit
| Parliaments, nations and identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660-1850 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Julian Hoppit |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina | 328.41/09/03 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HoppitJulian |
| Collana | UCL/Neale series on British history |
| Soggetto topico |
Legislative bodies - Great Britain - History
Legislative bodies - Ireland - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
British Empire
British Isles Irish Parliament Liverpool petitions Scottish Parliament United Kingdom of Great Britain Westminster legislature geo-political communities imperial identity national identity old Corruption policy debate unions virtual representation |
| ISBN |
1-280-73423-X
9786610734238 1-84779-051-8 1-4175-9041-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
7 The Scots, the Westminster parliament, and the British state in the eighteenth century -- Bob Harris8 Government, parliament and politics in Ireland, 1801-41 -- Peter Jupp; 9 Parliament and international law in the eighteenth century -- David Armitage; 10 Slaves, sati and sugar: constructing imperial identity through Liverpool petition struggles -- Joshua Civin; 11 Colonial representation at Westminster, c. 1800-65 -- Miles Taylor; Index.
Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction -- Julian Hoppit; 2 Legislating for three kingdoms: how the Westminster parliament legislated for England, Scotland and Ireland, 1707-1830 -THE 2001 NEALE LECTURE -- Joanna Innes; 3 Local identities and a national parliament, c. 1688-1835 -- Rosemary Sweet; 4 Church, parliament and national identity, c. 1770-c. 1830 -- G.M. Ditchfield; 5 The landed interest and the national interest, 1660-1800 -- Julian Hoppit; 6 Patriots and legislators: Irishmen and their parliaments, c. 1689-c. 1740 -- David Hayton. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783231103321 |
| Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Parliaments, nations and identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660-1850 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Julian Hoppit
| Parliaments, nations and identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660-1850 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Julian Hoppit |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina | 328.41/09/03 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HoppitJulian |
| Collana | UCL/Neale series on British history |
| Soggetto topico |
Legislative bodies - Great Britain - History
Legislative bodies - Ireland - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
British Empire
British Isles Irish Parliament Liverpool petitions Scottish Parliament United Kingdom of Great Britain Westminster legislature geo-political communities imperial identity national identity old Corruption policy debate unions virtual representation |
| ISBN |
1-280-73423-X
9786610734238 1-84779-051-8 1-4175-9041-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
7 The Scots, the Westminster parliament, and the British state in the eighteenth century -- Bob Harris8 Government, parliament and politics in Ireland, 1801-41 -- Peter Jupp; 9 Parliament and international law in the eighteenth century -- David Armitage; 10 Slaves, sati and sugar: constructing imperial identity through Liverpool petition struggles -- Joshua Civin; 11 Colonial representation at Westminster, c. 1800-65 -- Miles Taylor; Index.
Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction -- Julian Hoppit; 2 Legislating for three kingdoms: how the Westminster parliament legislated for England, Scotland and Ireland, 1707-1830 -THE 2001 NEALE LECTURE -- Joanna Innes; 3 Local identities and a national parliament, c. 1688-1835 -- Rosemary Sweet; 4 Church, parliament and national identity, c. 1770-c. 1830 -- G.M. Ditchfield; 5 The landed interest and the national interest, 1660-1800 -- Julian Hoppit; 6 Patriots and legislators: Irishmen and their parliaments, c. 1689-c. 1740 -- David Hayton. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817489503321 |
| Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Politics and higher education in East Africa from the 1920s to 1970
| Politics and higher education in East Africa from the 1920s to 1970 |
| Autore | Mngomezulu Bhekithemba Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloemfontein, : UJ Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (278 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Higher & further education, tertiary education
Educational strategies & policy Teaching of students with English as a second language (TESOL) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
map of East Africa
higher education British Empire philanthropy universities autonomy East Africa World War II politics nationalism independence |
| ISBN | 1-920382-24-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910619477303321 |
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Mngomezulu Bhekithemba Richard
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| Bloemfontein, : UJ Press, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Religion and Governance in England's Emerging Colonial Empire, 1601-1698
| Religion and Governance in England's Emerging Colonial Empire, 1601-1698 |
| Autore | Smith Haig Z |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 pages) |
| Disciplina | 909.097124106 |
| Collana | New Transculturalisms, 1400-1800 |
| Soggetto topico |
European history
Colonialism & imperialism History of religion British & Irish history |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Open access
British Empire Colonialism Overseas trading companies Religious governance Imperial government |
| ISBN | 3-030-70131-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910520098603321 |
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Smith Haig Z
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| Springer Nature, 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transport(s) in the British Empire and the Commonwealth / / Michèle Lurdos, Judith Misrahi-Barak
| Transport(s) in the British Empire and the Commonwealth / / Michèle Lurdos, Judith Misrahi-Barak |
| Autore | Adams Melissa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montpellier, : Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (508 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Alonso-bretoIsabel
BarrettSusan BinderWolfgang ChristianRita CingalGuillaume D’SouzaFlorence GibertTeresa GilletNelly Hanquart-TurnerEvelyne HarringtonLouise HellyBarbara HineJulian JohnsonLloyd KimmichMatt KrusPatricia Labaune-DemeuleFlorence LebdaiBenaouda LeonardCécile LittleStephen LurdosMichèle McLeodJohn OteleOlivette SmithBruce H WardCandace Misrahi-BarakJudith |
| Collana | Horizons anglophones |
| Soggetto topico |
Political Science Public Admin. & Development
esclavage commonwealth transports Empire Britannique slavery Commonwealth British Empire |
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slavery
Commonwealth transports British Empire |
| ISBN | 2-36781-408-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Transport |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910552973703321 |
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Adams Melissa
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| Montpellier, : Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée, 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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