Download or read book L Expedition de Chine De 1860 written by Henri Cordier and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book Battle for Beijing 1858 1860 written by Harry Gelber and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ‘battle for Beijing’ is universally – and quite wrongly – believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain’s demands for diplomatic equality, and French demands for religious freedom in China. Both countries agreed that their armies, which repeatedly prevailed over Chinese ones that were numerically superior, would stay out of Beijing itself, but were infuriated by China’s imprisonment, torture and death of British, French and Indian negotiators. At the same time, the British and French also helped the empire to battle rebels and to pocket port and harbour dues. They steered carefully between their political and trading demands, and navigated the danger that undue stress would make China’s fragile government and empire fall apart. If it did, there would be no one to make any kind of agreement with; much of East Asia would be in chaos and Russian power would soon expand. Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860 offers fresh insights into the reasons behind the actions and strategies of British authorities, both at home and in China, and the British and French military commanders. It goes against the widely accepted views surrounding the Franco-British conflict, proposing a bold new argument and perspective.
Download or read book Horatio Nelson Lay and Sino British Relations 1854 1864 written by Jack J. Gerson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is an abridgement of the author's doctoral dissertation, 'Horatio Nelson Lay: His Role in British Relations With China, 1849-1865.
Download or read book L Richard s written by Louis Richard and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue 1807 1871 written by Boston Mass, Athenaeum, libr and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manual of Chinese Bibliography Being a List of Works and Essays Relating to China written by Paul Georg von Möllendorff and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Statesman s Year Book written by F. Martin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Download or read book Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years written by British Museum and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 1178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bulletin of the Philippine Library written by National Library (Philippines) and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Statesman s Year Book written by J. Scott-Keltie and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-26 with total page 797 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Download or read book Manual of Chinese Bibliography Being a List of Works and Essays Relating to China written by P ..... G ..... und Moellendorff Moellendorff (O ..... F .....) and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Liberal Barbarism written by E. Ringmar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Liberal Barbarism, Erik Ringmar sets out to explain the 1860 destruction of Yuanmingyuan - the Chinese imperial palace north-west of Beijing - at the hands of British and French armies. Yuanmingyuan was the emperor's own theme-park, a perfect world, a vision of paradise, which housed one of the greatest collections of works of art ever assembled. The intellectual puzzle which the book addresses concerns why the Europeans, bent on "civilizing" the Chinese, engaged in this act of barbarism. The answer is provided through an analysis of the performative aspect of the confrontation between Europe and China, focusing on the differences in the way their respective international systems were conceptualized. Ringmar reveals that the destruction of Yuanmingyuan represented the Europeans' campaign to "shock and awe" the Chinese, thereby forcing them to give up their way of organizing international relations. The contradictions which the events of 1860 exemplify - the contradiction between civilization and barbarism - is a theme running through all European (and North American) relations with the rest of the world since, including, most recently, the US war in Iraq.
Download or read book Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America Documents 173 200 1855 1858 written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 1204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monthly Bulletin written by National Library (Philippines) and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monthly Bulletin of the Philippine Library and Museum written by National Library (Philippines) and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The French in Macao in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries written by Jingzhen Xie and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-22 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French in Macao in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: Literary, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives investigates the role that Macao played as a meeting place of the East and the West during this period of time and its decline as a Portuguese colony in the eyes of the Europeans. The book provides a comprehensive view of representations of Macao as portrayed by the French. These texts in French have been studied less than Chinese or Portuguese texts on Macao. Overall, the book contributes to the study of colonial history, cultural studies, and China in the late Qing dynasty.
