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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Language: | English |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Imprint: | Folkestone : Amsterdam University Press, 2020. |
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