Author: Gordon DanielsPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781873410363
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Sir Harry Parkes, British Representative in Japan, 1865-83
Author: Gordon DanielsPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781873410363
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Sir Harry Parkes
Author: Gordon DanielsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134243413
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Parkes ruled the British legation to Meiji Japan with a commitment to work and the construction of a civilian Japan which aroused profound admiration and irritation among both Westerners and Japanese. First major study of Parkes since the Dickens/Lane-Poole 'Life' of 1894.
The Life of Sir Harry Parkes, Sometime Her Majesty's Minister to China & Japan, Vol. I. - Consul in China
Author: Stanley Lane-PoolePublisher: Benson Press
ISBN: 9781447466673
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... the defenders some 200 were made prisoners, most of them severely wounded; the remainder were slain. The last scenes of the bloody tragedy are best told in Mr Mounsey's own words--' Saigo was among the first to fall, wounded by a bullet in the thigh. Thereupon Hemmi Jiuroda, one of his lieutenants, performed what samurai consider a friendly off1ce. At one blow of his keen heavy sword he severed his chiefs head from his shoulders, in order to spare him the disgrace of falling alive into his enemy's hands.' He then committed haraktri. The hero's head was buried but subsequently discovered by a coolie. Around Saigo ' fell one hundred of the principal samurai of the Satsuma clan, who had sought to protect their chief to the last, and refused to survive him.' The head, ' disfigured and ghastly, clotted with blood and earth, ' was brought the next day to Admiral 1877 Kawamura, who ' reverently washed the head with 'kt-49 his own hands, as a mark of respect for his former friend and companion in arms during the war of the Restoration.' The grave of Saigo is visited, adds Mr Mounsey, by thousands who come to offer up their prayers at the tomb of the hero, around whose martial figure a host of traditions have already collected. The popular belief is that ' the spirit of the great general has taken up its abode in the planet Mars, ' and that ' his figure may be seen when this star is in the ascendant.' But ' the spirits of his followers have not, according to the popular belief, soared so high; for the people say that a new race of frogs has appeared in Kiushiu; that the spirits of the dead rebels have animated this race, and so imbued it with their own courageous nature, that the frogs attack man whenever they see him, and never desist from their attacks...
Letters of Sir Harry Parkes, Diplomat and British Minister to Japan Between 1865 and 1883
Author: Harry ParkesThe Life of Sir Harry Parkes: Minister plenipotentiary to Japan. by F. V. Dickens. Minister plenipotentiary to China by S. Lane-Poole
Author: Stanley Lane-PooleThe Life of Sir Harry Parkes Sometime Her Majesty's Minister to China and Japan
Author: F. V. DickinsA Life of Sir Harry Parkes
Author: Robert MortonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781912961160
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Harry Parkes was at the heart of Britain's relations with the Far East from the start of his working life at fourteen, to his death at fifty-seven. Orphaned at the age of five, he went to China on his own as a child and worked his way to the top. God-fearing and fearless, he believed his mission was to bring trade and 'civilisation' to East Asia. In his day, he was seen as both a hero and a monster and is still bitterly resented in China for his part in the country's humiliations at Western hands, but largely esteemed in Japan for helping it to industrialise. Morton's new biography, the first in over thirty years, and benefiting in part from access to the Parkes' family and archives, offers a more intimate and informed profile of the personal and professional life of a Victorian titan and one of Britain's most undiplomatic diplomats in the history of the British Civil Service.
The Life Of Sir Harry Parkes, K. C. B., G. C. M. G., Sometime Her Majesty's Minister To China & Japan
Author: Stanley Lane-PoolePublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019705728
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a biography of Sir Harry Parkes, a British diplomat who served as Her Majesty's Minister to China and Japan. It provides an insight into Parkes's life, his diplomatic career, and his contributions to the development of Anglo-Chinese relations during the 19th century. It is a fascinating read for anyone interested in modern Chinese and Japanese history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Sir Harry Parkes and the Unequal Treaties
Author: John Davidson ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Author: 佐野真由子