A life of Sir Harry Parkes British Minister to Japan, China and Korea, 1865-1885
Harry Parkes was at the heart of Britain's relations with the Far East from fourteen, to his death at fifty-seven. 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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Folkestone :
Renaissance Books
2021.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b46428823*spi |
| Sumario: | Harry Parkes was at the heart of Britain's relations with the Far East from fourteen, to his death at fifty-seven. 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (xvii, 321 páginas) |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781912961177 |
