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Our First Ambassador to China: An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney, with Extracts from His Letters, and the Narrative of His Experien

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by Helen Henrietta Macartney Robbins, Earl George Macartney Macartney

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      February 2011

    • Weight

      677g

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      Our First Ambassador to China: An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney, with Extracts from His Letters, and the Narrative of His Experien

      Today's Price £38.61

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      Product Description

      George Macartney (1737-1806) was a British statesman, diplomat and administrator who held a succession of important appointments. In 1764 he was sent as envoy extraordinary to Russia, but described the Russian nobility as 'vain, petulant, inconsequent, indiscreet, and changeable'. After several years as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1767-1772) and a governorship in the West Indies, he served as Governor of Madras in the early 1780s, a difficult role surrounded by controversy and intrigue. In 1792-1794 he travelled to China on behalf of the government and the East India Company on a mission to negotiate a trade agreement, but was unsuccessful. He ended his career as Governor of the Cape Colony. This 1908 biography, which includes extracts from previously unpublished letters by Macartney and other newly-researched archival material, complements the two-volume 1807 account of Macartney's life by Sir John Barrow, also reissued in this series.

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      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        February 2011

      • Weight

        677g

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 31 mm

      • ISBN

        9781108026253

      • ISBN-10

        1108026257

      • Eden Code

        5030220

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      • ISBN: 9781108026253

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: February 2011

      • Weight: 677g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 31 mm

      • Eden Code: 5030220

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