Personal Narrative of Occurrences during Lord Elgin's Second Embassy to China, 1860 by Henry Brougham Loch

Personal Narrative of Occurrences during Lord Elgin's Second Embassy to China, 1860 by Henry Brougham Loch

In 1860, James Bruce (1811–63), the eighth Earl of Elgin, embarked upon a second embassy to China which aimed to obtain ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin and finally conclude the Second Opium War on terms favourable to the British. Accompanying Elgin as his private secretary was the enterprising army officer Henry Brougham Loch (1827–1900). Originally published in 1869, Loch's first-hand account of the mission reflects sustained concern over Britain's strained trading relationship with China in the nineteenth century. Notwithstanding his views regarding the need for European influence to shape China's future success in government, his clearly written narrative illuminates contemporary diplomacy and the events surrounding the Convention of Peking in October 1860. Prior to this outcome, Loch had been captured, imprisoned and brutally tortured by Chinese officials. His chapters detailing this experience and his eventual release are especially noteworthy.

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ISBN 13	9781108061360
ISBN 10	1108061362
Titel	Personal Narrative of Occurrences during Lord Elgin's Second Embassy to China, 1860
Autor	Henry Brougham Loch
Serie	Cambridge Library Collection - East And South-East Asian History
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2013-06-27
Seitenanzahl	312
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