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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  
Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021
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George III [[electronic resource] ] : king and politicians, 1760-1770 / / Peter D.G. Thomas
George III [[electronic resource] ] : king and politicians, 1760-1770 / / Peter D.G. Thomas
Autore Thomas Peter David Garner
Pubbl/distr/stampa Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (ix, 262 pages) : digital file(s)
Disciplina 941.07/3/092
Soggetto topico British & Irish history
Soggetto non controllato politics
britain
monarchy
georgian
George III of the United Kingdom
John Stuart
3rd Earl of Bute
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt
1st Earl of Chatham
ISBN 1-84779-565-X
1-5261-3739-9
1-78170-031-1
1-280-71957-5
9786610719570
1-84779-056-9
1-4175-9057-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910146879503321
Thomas Peter David Garner  
Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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George III [[electronic resource] ] : king and politicians, 1760-1770 / / Peter D.G. Thomas
George III [[electronic resource] ] : king and politicians, 1760-1770 / / Peter D.G. Thomas
Autore Thomas Peter David Garner
Pubbl/distr/stampa Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (ix, 262 pages) : digital file(s)
Disciplina 941.07/3/092
Soggetto topico British & Irish history
Soggetto non controllato politics
britain
monarchy
georgian
George III of the United Kingdom
John Stuart
3rd Earl of Bute
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt
1st Earl of Chatham
ISBN 1-84779-565-X
1-5261-3739-9
1-78170-031-1
1-280-71957-5
9786610719570
1-84779-056-9
1-4175-9057-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISA-996209564703316
Thomas Peter David Garner  
Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
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