A Journal of the First French Embassy to China, 1698-1700 Paperback / softback
by Francois Froger
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History series
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It was not until the early twentieth century that the previously unpublished source of this 1859 work was identified as being itself a reworking of Francois Froger's Relation du premier voyage, fait en 1698, 1699 et 1700, a journal of his experiences as a young engineer while sailing with the first French ambassadorial party to China.
This translation by Saxe Bannister (1790-1877) supplements the original official account with anecdotes and notes: the work is therefore based on composite primary evidence.
This does not detract, however, from the worth of this book, in which Bannister uses a lengthy introduction and appendices of further primary evidence to apply what can be learned from earlier works to the contemporary context of the Opium Wars, aiming to promote a more peaceful and balanced attitude towards China.
It is a useful example of scholarly propaganda in the history of nineteenth-century Anglo-Chinese relations.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:418 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:02/08/2012
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- ISBN:9781108045537
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:418 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:02/08/2012
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- ISBN:9781108045537
