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.
By:
Pamela Nightingale, C.P. Skrine Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9781138980143 ISBN 10: 1138980145 Pages: 304 Publication Date:18 November 2016 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction by Sir Clarmont Skrine; one: Travellers to Kashgar; two: Rival Empires; three: The Opening Moves; four: Assault on the Pamirs; five: The Pamir Settlement; six: The Struggle to Survive; seven: The Russian Ascendancy; eight: The Move into Sarikol; nine: Diplomatic Adjustments; ten: Recognition and Reforms; eleven: Revolution in Kashgar; twelve: The Chira Crisis; thirteen: The Contest for Sinkiang; fourteen: The New Regime; fifteen: War and Counter-Intelligence