Macartney at Kashgar :: new light on British, Chinese and Russian activities in Sinkiang : 1890-1918 /

First published in 1973. 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. Macartney was in a unique position to observe political and diplomatic manoe...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Skrine, C. P.
Weitere Verfasser: Nightingale, Pamela
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : Routledge, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:China, history, philosophy, economics ; 27.
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:First published in 1973. 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. 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.
Beschreibung:Originally published in 1973.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (305 pages) : maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781315018928
1315018926
9781136576096
1136576096
9781136576232
1136576231
9781136576164
1136576169
9781138980143
1138980145