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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 |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 pages) |
| Disciplina | 941.081092 |
| 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 |
9781760464097
1760464090 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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Thomas Peter David Garner
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| Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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