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Susanna Hoe

The Taking of Hong Kong

Charles and Clara Elliot in China Waters

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Relations between Britain and China have, for over 150 years, been inextricably bound up with the taking of Hong Kong Island on 26 January 1841. The man responsible, Britain's plenipotentiary Captain Charles Elliot, was recalled by his government in disgrace and has been vilified ever since by China. This book describes the taking of Hong Kong from Elliot's point of view for the first time '- through the personal letters of himself and his wife Clara '- and shows a man of intelligence, conscience and humanitarian instincts. The book gives new insights into Sino-British relations of the period. Because these are now being re-assessed both hist… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Roebuck, Derek
  • ISBN: 978-1-136-82249-0
  • EAN: 9781136822490
  • Produktnummer: 16962067
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
  • Seitenangabe: 316 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 19'603 KB

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