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Book Synopsis Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by : Earl of James Bruce Elgin
Download or read book Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin written by Earl of James Bruce Elgin and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the world of James Bruce, the 8th Earl of Elgin, as he takes you on a journey through his life as a British colonial administrator and diplomat. In his autobiography and collection of letters, you'll get a glimpse of his time as Governor of Jamaica, Governor General of the Province of Canada, Viceroy of India, and High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East. Delve into his controversial decision to order the destruction of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, an architectural wonder with priceless cultural artifacts, and learn about the political climate that led to this momentous decision. With 'Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin', you'll find a firsthand account of one of the most prominent figures of the 19th century and gain a unique perspective on the complex issues of the time.
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Download or read book Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin written by James Earl of Elgin and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James Earl of Elgin
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Download or read book Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin written by James Bruce Earl of Elgin and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin ... Edited by Theodore Walrond ... With a preface by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley by : James Bruce Earl of Elgin
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Download or read book Letters and Journals of James Eighth Earl of Elgin written by James Bruce and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Letters and Journals of James Eighth Earl of Elgin" from James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin. British colonial administrator and diplomat (1811-1863).
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Download or read book Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin written by Theodore Walrond and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-06-12 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
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Download or read book Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin written by James Bruce and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, PC (20 July 1811 - 20 November 1863), was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He was the Governor General of the Province of Canada, a High Commissioner in charge of opening trades with China and Japan, and Viceroy of India. James Bruce became Governor of Jamaica in 1842, and in 1847 was appointed Governor General of Canada. Under Lord Elgin, the first real attempts began at establishing responsible government in Canada. Lord Elgin became the first Governor General to remove himself from the affairs of the legislature, leading to the essentially symbolic role that the Governor-General has since had with regards to the political affairs of the country. In 1857 he became High Commissioner to China and travelled to China and Japan in 1858-59, where he led the bombing of Canton and oversaw the end of the Second Opium War by signing the Treaties of Tianjin on 26 June 1858. On 18 October 1860, Elgin, not having received the Chinese surrender and wishing to spare Beijing itself, ordered the complete destruction of the Yuan Ming Yuan (or Old Summer Palace) outside Beijing in retaliation for the imprisonment, torture, and execution of almost twenty European and Indian prisoners (including two British envoys and a journalist for The Times). This edition contains his letters and journals from those times giving a unique insight into the work carried out by British representatives overseas in shaping the world today.
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Book Synopsis Place and Memory in the Singing Crane Garden by : Vera Schwarcz
Download or read book Place and Memory in the Singing Crane Garden written by Vera Schwarcz and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Singing Crane Garden in northwest Beijing has a history dense with classical artistic vision, educational experimentation, political struggle, and tragic suffering. Built by the Manchu prince Mianyu in the mid-nineteenth century, the garden was intended to serve as a refuge from the clutter of daily life near the Forbidden City. In 1860, during the Anglo-French war in China, the garden was destroyed. One hundred years later, in the 1960s, the garden served as the "ox pens," where dissident university professors were imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution. Peaceful Western involvement began in 1986, when ground was broken for the Arthur Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology. Completed in 1993, the museum and the Jillian Sackler Sculpture Garden stand on the same grounds today. In Place and Memory in the Singing Crane Garden, Vera Schwarcz gives voice to this richly layered corner of China's cultural landscape. Drawing upon a range of sources from poetry to painting, Schwarcz retells the garden's complex history in her own poetic and personal voice. In her exploration of cultural survival, trauma, memory, and place, she reveals how the garden becomes a vehicle for reflection about history and language. Encyclopedic in conception and artistic in execution, Place and Memory in the Singing Crane Garden is a powerful work that shows how memory and ruins can revive the spirit of individuals and cultures alike.
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Download or read book Chasing the Dragon in Shanghai written by John D. Meehan and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadians share a long history with China. Canada is home to a large Chinese diaspora, it appointed a trade commissioner to Shanghai over a century ago, and it was one of the first Western nations to recognize the People’s Republic of China. This absorbing account of Canadian sojourners in Shanghai, from the arrival of Lord Elgin in 1858 to the closing of the consulate general in 1952, gives a human face to that history. Some Canadians came to save souls, nourish bodies, and educate minds; others sought financial and political gain. Their experiences – which unfolded against a backdrop of civil war, invasion, and revolution in China and were coloured by Canada’s evolution from colony to nation – reflected Canada’s deepening relationship with China and the troubling asymmetries that underpinned it. Although Canadians, like other foreigners, had left Shanghai by the early 1950s, their lives and activities foreshadowed more recent Canadian initiatives in that city, and in China more generally.
