Lion and Dragon in Northern China
Author : Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 1910
Category : China
ISBN :
Author : Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 1910
Category : China
ISBN :
Author : Melvyn C. Goldstein
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,92 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780520212541
Drawing upon his deep knowledge of the Tibetan culture and people, Goldstein takes us through the history of Tibet, concentrating on the political and cultural negotiations over the status of Tibet from the turn of the century to the present. He describes the role of Tibet in Chinese politics, the feeble and conflicting responses of foreign governments, overtures and rebuffs on both sides, and the nationalistic emotions that are inextricably entwined in the political debate. Ultimately, he presents a plan for a reasoned compromise, identifying key aspects of the conflict and appealing to the United States to play an active diplomatic role.
Author : Mark Simner
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 22,86 MB
Release : 2019-06-29
Category : History
ISBN :
During the middle of the 19th-Century, Britain and China would twice go to war over trade, and in particular the trade in opium. The Chinese people had progressively become addicted to the narcotic, a habit that British merchants were more than happy to feed from their opium-poppy fields in India. When the Qing dynasty rulers of China attempted to suppress this trade--due to the serious social and economic problems it caused--the British Government responded with gunboat diplomacy, and conflict soon ensued. The first conflict, known as the First Anglo-Chinese War or Opium War (1839-42), ended in British victory and the Treaty of Nanking. However, this treaty was heavily biased in favour of the British, and it would not be long before there was a renewal of hostilities, taking the form of what became known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War or Arrow War (1857-60). Again, the second conflict would end with an 'unequal treaty' that was heavily biased towards the victor. The Lion and the Dragon: Britain's Opium Wars with China, 1839-1860 examines the causes and ensuing military history of these tragic conflicts, as well as their bitter legacies.
Author : Qiang Zhai
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,81 MB
Release : 1994
Category : China
ISBN : 9780873384902
A study in international history and comparative analysis of the relations between China, Britain and America, in the period from 1949 to 1958. The author draws upon previously-classified documents and private papers to give a view of the Cold War from Chinese and Western standpoints.
Author : Christopher Cook
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 20,12 MB
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN :
Map on lining papers. Includes index.
Author : Twinkl Originals
Publisher : Twinkl
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 10,44 MB
Release : 2018-11-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 199978359X
Bo loves Chinese New Year more than anything. This time, she is sharing the fun with her cousin, Evie. “The best part is the dragon,” said Bo excitedly. “Just wait until you see it!” Step into a colourful family celebration, full of excitement and wonder. But will Evie ever find the dragon that Bo has told her so much about? Download the full eBook and explore supporting teaching materials at www.twinkl.com/originals Join Twinkl Book Club to receive printed story books every half-term at www.twinkl.co.uk/book-club (UK only).
Author : Pearl Evans
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,64 MB
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780938453017
The author describes her experiences working as an English teacher in China and shares her observations on the customs and people
Author : R. F. Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 36,28 MB
Release : 1977
Category :
ISBN : 9780899860022
Author : William C. Hu
Publisher : Ars Ceramica
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780893440381
Author : Lawrence James
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,25 MB
Release : 2024-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474610209
Napoleon warned 'Let China sleep; when she wakes, she will shake the world'. Lawrence James's magisterial history analyses the relationship between Britain and China between the beginning of the Opium Wars in 1839 and the transfer of power in Hong Kong in 1997. THE LION AND THE DRAGON reveals the part that Britain played in the awakening of China, then covers relations between the two countries during the period when an aroused China did indeed shake the world. Lawrence James also follows the parallel trajectories of four competitive empires - the British, the Chinese, the Russian and the Japanese - during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and then the fortunes of a fifth imperial power, the United States. Successive British governments saw China as a source of wealth which needed to be protected. Local objections were seen off by force (the 'Opium' wars of 1839-42, 1856-7 and 1859-60) whose results proved that the Qing emperors could not protect their country. Indian troops were deployed in each campaign and manned Britain's small garrisons in Hong Kong, Shanghai and other Treaty ports. Yet Britain never sought to make China into another India. Rather it allowed the emperors and their officials to govern, so long as they were docile and amenable to British needs. Paramount were the internal stability and fiscal responsibility that were the lubricants of trade. A unified nation with economic and military muscle, and aware of its distant past as one of the great nations of the world, has been intent on reversing her recent history. Lawrence James vividly chronicles a time when this huge nation's divisions encouraged foreigners to treat her as a treasure-house to be plundered at will. This warning from history explains why China's present rulers brook neither dissent nor popular unrest.