The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 2 (of 2)

The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 2 (of 2) - As Illustrated in the Career of Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B., D.C.L., Many Years Consul and Minister in China and Japan

The index to this book contains links to Volume I of this two-volume work. The links are designed to work when the book is read on line. If you want to download both volumes and use the index, you will need to change the links to point to the file name of Volume I on your own device. Chap. xxiii.: Tsze-kung asked, saying, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others." Commodore Perry's expedition, 1853-54Townsend HarrisCount PoutiatineLord ElginThe treaties of 1858The solidarity of Western PowersThe practical attitude of the JapaneseTheir yielding to circumstancesThe condition of the countryThe character of the peopleNagasakiThe DutchTheir two hundred years' imprisonment. A mystery hung over the island empire, which had been sealed against foreign intercourse for two hundred years, and its mere seclusion, apart from the weird romance that gilded such fragments of its history as were known, invested the efforts to reopen the country with a romantic charm. It was in Japan that Lord Elgin achieved the real diplomatic success of his life, in the briefest possible time, at the least possible cost, and with the most far-reaching consequences; for undoubtedly he hastened the entry of the Land of the Rising Sun into the family of nations. [2] ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 44548
Author: Michie, Alexander
Release Date: Dec 31, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English