BARBARIAN EYE: Lord Napier in China, 1834 - the Prelude to Hong Kong

By Priscilla Napier

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This volume tells the story of William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier of Merchiston, who was sent to China in 1834 to seek a settlement of the British sea-traders and the Cantonese authorities. That his mission failed was due in no small part to the abysmal ignorance in Europe of the Chinese and their system of government, based as it was on the assumption that China was the centre of the world and all other people were barbarians and outsiders.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1857531167

ISBN13:9781857531169

Release Date:June 2003

Publisher:Potomac Books

Length:246 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Asia Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History China England Europe Exports & Imports History Hong Kong International Middle East Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Scotland World

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