Macartney at Kashgar : New Light on British, Chinese and Russian Activities in Sinkiang, 1890-1918 Hardback
by Pamela Nightingale, C.P. Skrine
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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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/04/2005
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- ISBN:9780415361712
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/04/2005
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415361712