Origin and Progress of the War Between England and China: A Lecture (1841) - Couverture rigide

Edmonds, John Worth

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ISBN 10 : 1161917411 ISBN 13 : 9781161917413

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Origin and Progress of the War Between England and China: A Lecture is a historical account of the Anglo-Chinese War of 1839-1842, written by John Worth Edmonds and published in 1841. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the causes and events that led to the war between England and China, including the opium trade, trade imbalances, and cultural differences. It also explores the military strategies and tactics used by both sides during the conflict, as well as the impact of the war on the global political landscape. The book is an important historical document that sheds light on a significant event in the history of international relations and provides valuable insights into the complexities of cross-cultural diplomacy and conflict resolution.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

There is no nation that now occupies a larger space in the public attention, than Great Britain: none, whose power can be recognized as more vast, or whose influence upon the world, whether for good or for ill, is more extensive. She boasts that her sails whiten every sea that her flag waves in every clime and that the sun, in the whole of its daily rounds, is hailed by the roll of her morning drum! After having subsidized all Europe, after having chained to a rock in the ocean, the greatest conqueror known to history, and after re posing in peace for nearly a quarter of a century, she has again drawn her sword and gone forth in her might, conquering and to conquer. No contest in which she can engage, can be devoid of interest to the world, but the interest in her present war upon China is greatly increased by the fact, that it is an attack by the most powerful, upon the most populous of nations, and for a purpose revolting every principle of justice and humanity. It is extraordinary, that after an uninterrupted intercourse with the civili2:ed world of 600 years, so little should be known (at this day) of the Chinese nation. Occupying 3,000,000 squares miles ;with a population of more than 300,000,000 of inhabitants: traversed by In regard both to area and population, I kave followed Gutzlaflf, because he gives reasons for his statements, and enters into particulars, enumerating the provinces. The area is stated by Mr. A dams, in his Lecture before the Historical Society in Boston, to be 7,000,000 square miles; about four times larger than the surface of the United States, but no authority for the statement is given. In Murrays Encyclopedia of Geography, the area is stated at 5,350,000 square miles, or one tenth of the whole land surface of the globe; and the population a 183,000,000, but no reasons are given for thus differing from prior accounts Lord Macar
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1161917411
• ISBN 13: 9781161917413
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 28
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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