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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 |
Stevenson Caroline
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| Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Histoire d’une drogue en sursis : L’opium à Canton, 1906-1936 / / Xavier Paulès
| Histoire d’une drogue en sursis : L’opium à Canton, 1906-1936 / / Xavier Paulès |
| Autore | Paulès Xavier |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Paris, : Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
| Collana | En temps & lieux |
| Soggetto topico |
Opium trade - China - Guangzhou - History - 20th century
Drug traffic - China - Guangzhou - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
China
opium opium addiction Chinese history Canton |
| ISBN | 2-7132-3199-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910566497903321 |
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| Paris, : Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Pursuit of Pleasure : Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900 / / Rudi Matthee
| The Pursuit of Pleasure : Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900 / / Rudi Matthee |
| Autore | Matthee Rudolph P. <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J. : , : Princeton Univ. Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 346 p. ) : ill., map ; |
| Disciplina | 362.2909550903 |
| Soggetto topico |
Opium
Genussmittel |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Abrah
Abu Bakr Adamiyat, Firaydun Agha Parvanah Agriculture et maison rustique Alamut Anis al-Dawlah Azerbaijan Baghdad Banyans Batavia Bengal, and tea supply Bihbahan, and opium cultivation Buckingham, James Burujird Bushihr Cairo Canton Carmelites Chahar Bagh Coffeehouses Cruydeboeck Daghistan Damascus Dawraq Early modern period Edict of Sincere Repentance Erzurum Eunuchs Fars Fryer, John, on coffee Genoa Ghaznavids Ghulams Hajji Muhammad Herat Himam al-thawaqib Ihtisham al-Saltanah Indian Ocean Jesuits Jews Kadizadeli movement Kalantar Kamal al-Din Karun River Khurasan Kirmanshah Lisbon Mahmud Ghalzai Malabar Mikhri Khan Nahavand Opium Ossetians |
| ISBN | 1-4008-3260-8 |
| Classificazione | 15.75 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover Page -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Note on Transliteration -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: Safavid Period -- Chapter 1: General Overview: Iran between 1500 and 1900 -- Chapter 2: Wine in Safavid Iran I: Between Excess and Abstention -- Chapter 3: Wine in Safavid Iran II: Ambivalence and Prohibition -- Chapter 4: Opium in Safavid Iran: The Assimilated Drug -- Chapter 5: Tobacco in Safavid Iran: Pleasure and Proscription -- Chapter 6: Coffee in Safavid Iran: Commerce and Consumption -- Part II: Qajar Period -- Chapter 7: Wine in Qajar Iran: From Flouting the Religious Law to Flaunting Unbelief -- Chapter 8: Opium and Tobacco in Qajar Iran: From Pleasure to Crash Crop and Emblem of the Nation -- Chapter 9: From Coffee to Tea: Shifting Patterns of Consumption in Qajar Iran -- Chapter 10: Drinking Tea in the Qahvah-khanah: The Politics of Consumption in Qajar Iran -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996248346503316 |
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| Princeton, N.J. : , : Princeton Univ. Press, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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