Kowtow: Georgian Britain, Imperial China and the by Eoin McDonnell HARDBACK

Brand new product\nFree UK standard delivery 2-3 days from despatch\nTracked secure courier\nPlease check delivery times at top of listing\nBookCurl is a family bookseller - thank you for your business\n\nIn 1793, George Macartney introduced two of the leading empires of his age, and set off one of the greatest power shifts in history. \u2018Kowtow: Georgian Britain, Imperial China and the Irishman who Introduced Them\u2019 tells the story of Macartney, Britain's first Ambassador to China, and his career that spanned the globe, from the Caribbean to India, from Brazil to Indonesia, and then finally through China to Peking. Kowtow explains why Macartney\u2019s embassy was needed, and examines the nature and personalities of the Ambassador and his imperial host, the Emperor Qianlong. The reader will journey with Macartney across the world into Peking\u2019s Summer Palace, before crossing over the Great Wall to Qianlong\u2019s summer hunting grounds in Rehe. The story of the Macartney .