Macartney at Kashgar : New Light on British, Chinese and Russian Activities in Sinkiang, 1890-1918.

Macartney at Kashgar : New Light on British, Chinese and Russian Activities in Sinkiang, 1890-1918.

First published in 1973. This book describes the career of Sir George Macartney, who spent twenty-eight years at the turn of the nineteenth century as British representative in Sinkiang, China's most westerly province. Macartney was in a unique position to observe political and diplomatic manoe...

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Main Author: Nightingale, Pamela
Other Authors: Skrine, C. P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Subjects:
Macartney, George, > Sir, > 1867-1945.
Macartney, George, > Sir, > 1867-1945
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) > History.
China > Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
History
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Summary:First published in 1973. This book describes the career of Sir George Macartney, who spent twenty-eight years at the turn of the nineteenth century as British representative in Sinkiang, China's most westerly province. Macartney was in a unique position to observe political and diplomatic manoeuvres by the key players trying to establish a sphere of influence in China's strategically vital hinterland before and during the Chinese revolution.
Physical Description:1 online resource (305 pages)
ISBN:9781136576164
1136576169
9781136576096
1136576096
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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