Buch, Englisch, 570 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 794 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration
Buch, Englisch, 570 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 794 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration
ISBN: 978-1-108-02626-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Demetrius C. Boulger (1853-1928) published several works on Asia, including this 1908 biography of Sir Halliday Macartney (1833-1906), a military doctor turned diplomat. Boulger describes how, interrupting his studies, Macartney served as a medical volunteer with the Anglo-Turkish contingent in the Crimea. After completing his medical degree Macartney joined the army and travelled to India and China. In the early 1860s he took an active part in crushing the Taiping Rebellion under the leadership of the young General (then Captain) Gordon, joined the Chinese Service, and was swiftly promoted. Macartney founded the first ever arsenal in China at Nanking and was its director for ten years. He transferred to the diplomatic service, and for over thirty years was a lead negotiator in Anglo-Chinese affairs. He also organised the diplomatic representation of China at various European courts and became a Counsellor to the Chinese Embassy in London.
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Foreword Sir James Crichton-Browne; 1. Family and early life; 2. The Crimea and Indian Mutiny; 3. The Peking Campaign; 4. The Taeping Rebellion; 5. Macartney enters Chinese service; 6. Campaigning with Gordon; 7. The Soochow Massacre; 8. Life in Soochow; 9. Removal to Nanking; 10. The Nanking arsenal: second phase; 11. The Kwoh embassy; 12. The return to England; 13. The arrival of the Marquis Tsêng; 14. The St. Petersburg treaty; 15. The complications with France; 16. Various negotiations with England; 17. Some minor diplomatic incidents; 18. The close of a long career; Appendix; Index.
