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Britain's Second Embassy to China

Caroline Stevenson

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404 Pages
English
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Publisher
Year
2021
ISBN-13
9781760464097

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About This Book

Lord Amherst's diplomatic mission to the Qing Court in 1816 was the second British embassy to China. The first led by Lord Macartney in 1793 had failed to achieve its goals. It was thought that Amherst had better prospects of success, but the intense diplomatic encounter that greeted his arrival end... (see more details)

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