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Kowtow - Eoin McDonnell - Bog

- Georgian Britain, Imperial China and the Irishman Who Introduced Them

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In 1793, George Macartney became Britain's first envoy to imperial China, and set off one of the greatest power shifts in history. The impasse that resulted from Macartney's refusal to agree to kowtow to the Emperor Qianlong causes great reverberations even today, and is still a source of tension between Beijing and the West.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781781558218
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 208
  • Udgivet:
  • 21. januar 2021
  • Størrelse:
  • 240x165x25 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 470 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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In 1793, George Macartney became Britain's first envoy to imperial China, and set off one of the greatest power shifts in history. The impasse that resulted from Macartney's refusal to agree to kowtow to the Emperor Qianlong causes great reverberations even today, and is still a source of tension between Beijing and the West.

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