Download or read book A Life of Sir Harry Parkes written by Robert Morton and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Parkes was at the heart of Britain's relations with the Far East from the start of his working life at fourteen, to his death at fifty-seven. Orphaned at the age of five, he went to China on his own as a child and worked his way to the top. God-fearing and fearless, he believed his mission was to bring trade and 'civilisation' to East Asia. In his day, he was seen as both a hero and a monster and is still bitterly resented in China for his part in the country's humiliations at Western hands, but largely esteemed in Japan for helping it to industrialise. Morton's new biography, the first in over thirty years, and benefiting in part from access to the Parkes' family and archives, offers a more intimate and informed profile of the personal and professional life of a Victorian titan and one of Britain's most undiplomatic diplomats in the history of the British Civil Service.
Download or read book The Life Of Sir Harry Parkes K C B G C M G Sometime Her Majesty s Minister To China Japan written by Stanley Lane-Poole and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a biography of Sir Harry Parkes, a British diplomat who served as Her Majesty's Minister to China and Japan. It provides an insight into Parkes's life, his diplomatic career, and his contributions to the development of Anglo-Chinese relations during the 19th century. It is a fascinating read for anyone interested in modern Chinese and Japanese history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Sir Harry Parkes British Representative in Japan 1865 83 written by Gordon Daniels and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book The Life of Sir Harry Parkes Consul in China by S Lane Poole written by Stanley Lane-Poole and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Sir Harry Parkes Sometime Her Majesty s Minister to China and Japan written by F. V. Dickins and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sir Harry Parkes written by Gordon Daniels and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parkes ruled the British legation to Meiji Japan with a commitment to work and the construction of a civilian Japan which aroused profound admiration and irritation among both Westerners and Japanese. First major study of Parkes since the Dickens/Lane-Poole 'Life' of 1894.
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Download or read book The Life of Sir Harry Parkes Sometime Her Majesty s Minister to China Japan Vol I Consul in China written by Stanley Lane-Poole and published by Benson Press. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... the defenders some 200 were made prisoners, most of them severely wounded; the remainder were slain. The last scenes of the bloody tragedy are best told in Mr Mounsey's own words--' Saigo was among the first to fall, wounded by a bullet in the thigh. Thereupon Hemmi Jiuroda, one of his lieutenants, performed what samurai consider a friendly off1ce. At one blow of his keen heavy sword he severed his chiefs head from his shoulders, in order to spare him the disgrace of falling alive into his enemy's hands.' He then committed haraktri. The hero's head was buried but subsequently discovered by a coolie. Around Saigo ' fell one hundred of the principal samurai of the Satsuma clan, who had sought to protect their chief to the last, and refused to survive him.' The head, ' disfigured and ghastly, clotted with blood and earth, ' was brought the next day to Admiral 1877 Kawamura, who ' reverently washed the head with 'kt-49 his own hands, as a mark of respect for his former friend and companion in arms during the war of the Restoration.' The grave of Saigo is visited, adds Mr Mounsey, by thousands who come to offer up their prayers at the tomb of the hero, around whose martial figure a host of traditions have already collected. The popular belief is that ' the spirit of the great general has taken up its abode in the planet Mars, ' and that ' his figure may be seen when this star is in the ascendant.' But ' the spirits of his followers have not, according to the popular belief, soared so high; for the people say that a new race of frogs has appeared in Kiushiu; that the spirits of the dead rebels have animated this race, and so imbued it with their own courageous nature, that the frogs attack man whenever they see him, and never desist from their attacks...
Download or read book The Life of Sir Harry Parkes Sometime Her Majesty s Minister to China Japan 2 written by Stanley 1854-1931 Lane-Poole and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Life of Sir Harry Parkes Sometime Her Majesty s Minister to China Japan 2 written by Stanley 1854-1931 Lane-Poole and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Life of Sir Harry Parkes written by Stanley Lane-Poole and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-11-08 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Life of Sir Harry Parkes written by Stanley Lane-Poole and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ...but bloody episode, the terrible struggle which in 1877 closed the period of rebellion that ensued upon the fall of the Shogunate, something more than a passing notice seems proper. The complications it gave rise to were many and serious, and it required all the British Minister's tact and firmness to deal with them satisfactorily. Had the rebellion proved successful (andlhad the subsequent proceedings in Tosa been antedated, success would have been by no means impossible) most of the diplomatic work of the previous decade must have been done over again. The despatches of the year are unfortunately not available, but in 1879 a full and authoritative account of the Satsuma rebellion appeared from the pen of the late Mr A. H. Mounsey, who, as Secretary of the British Legation in Japan, had peculiar opportunities of obtaining informaation. Upon that work, which met with Sir Harry's entire approval, and which was largely based upon reports drawn up by the present japanese Secretary to the Legation, Mr J. H. Gubbins, the following summary of the last struggle of Old Japan is mainly founded. 1 A former Minister of State, leader of the Saga insurrection, caused by refusal of Government to go to war with Korea in I874. The province of Satsuma, celebrated throughout Japan for the excellence of its farence, the bravery of its samurai, the breed of its horses, and the quality of its tobacco, seems never to have fully accepted the suzerainty of the Tokugawa Shoguns. It was the Satsuma clan that bore the principal share in effecting the changes of 1868-1869, and their leaders were the first frankly to admit the superiority of the foreigner in the arts of war and peace. Among those leaders none was more prominent than Saigo Takamori. Born...
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Download or read book The Life of Sir Harry Parkes written by Frederick Victor Dickins and published by Hansebooks. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of Sir Harry Parkes - Sometime Her Majesty's Minister to China & Japan - Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
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Download or read book Sir Harry Parkes in China written by Stanley Lane-Poole and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
