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Battle for Beijing, 1858-1860: Franco-British Conflict in China
Harry G. Gelber
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Hardback. Num Pages: 257 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
The `battle for Beijing' is universally - and quite wrongly - believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain's demands for diplomatic equality, and French demands for religious freedom in China. Both countries agreed that their armies, which repeatedly prevailed over Chinese ones that were numerically superior, would stay out of Beijing itself, but were infuriated by China's imprisonment, torture and death of British, French and Indian negotiators. At the same time, the British and French also helped the empire to battle rebels and to pocket port and harbour dues. They ... Read more
The `battle for Beijing' is universally - and quite wrongly - believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain's demands for diplomatic equality, and French demands for religious freedom in China. Both countries agreed that their armies, which repeatedly prevailed over Chinese ones that were numerically superior, would stay out of Beijing itself, but were infuriated by China's imprisonment, torture and death of British, French and Indian negotiators. At the same time, the British and French also helped the empire to battle rebels and to pocket port and harbour dues. They ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319305837
SKU
V9783319305837
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Ref
99-15
About Harry G. Gelber
Harry Gelber has spent a number of years teaching and carrying out research at Monash University, Australia, the University of Melbourne, Australia, University of London, UK, Harvard University, USA, and Boston University, USA. He has published a number of books, most recently The Dragon and the Foreign Devils (2008).
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