Embassies in the East
Subtitle: The Story of the British and Their Embassies in China, Japan and Korea from 1859 to the Present (British Embassy Series, 1)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: August 26, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780700705122
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; Diplomacy; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; History; Archaeology / Anthropology; History: World; China; Japan; Korea; Anthropology - Cultural; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Asia - General
First sentence: It was the Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking) of 1842 which 'opened' China to the West and which established diplomatic relations between Britain and China.