Some Account of the Public Life, and a Selection from the Unpublished Writings, of the Earl of Macartney - Couverture souple

Barrow, Sir John; Macartney, Earl George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1146120621 ISBN 13 : 9781146120623

Editeur : Nabu Press, 2010

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

George Macartney (1737–1806) had a long and distinguished political and diplomatic career. He held the post of Secretary for Ireland, was successively governor of Grenada, Madras and the Cape Colony, and served as trade envoy to Russia and China. The son of an Irish landowner, Macartney rose in his profession through diligent diplomacy, perseverance, ambition and integrity; he gradually advanced in both the British and Irish peerage. This two-volume biography by Sir John Barrow, who had accompanied Macartney to China and the Cape, was first published in 1807, and draws heavily on official documents from Macartney's periods in office. Volume 2 contains substantial extracts from Macartney's writings on Russia and China, giving frank and wide-ranging accounts of the countries, their customs and their governments that provide valuable primary source material for historians of the eighteenth century. It also contains Macartney's sketch of the political history of Ireland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nabu Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1146120621
• ISBN 13: 9781146120623
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 536
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible