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Britain's second embassy to China : Lord Amherst's 'special mission' to the Jiaqing emperor in 1816 /

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Lord Amherst's diplomatic mission to the Qing Court in 1816 was the second British embassy to China. The first led by Lord Macartney in 1793 had failed to achieve its goals. It was thought that Amherst had better prospects of success, but the intense diplomatic encounter that greeted his arriva...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevenson, Caroline M., author
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Acton, ACT : Australian National University, [2021]
Subjects:
Amherst of Arracan, William Pitt Amherst, > Earl, > 1773-1857.
Jiaqing, > Emperor of China, > 1760-1820.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > China.
China > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
China > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Political Setting of the Amherst Embassy
  • 3. Origins of the Amherst Embassy: Canton and Sir George Thomas Staunton
  • 4. The View from London: John Barrow and Lord William Pitt Amherst
  • 5. Amherst's Preparations for the Embassy
  • 6. The Voyage from Portsmouth to 'Hong Kong'
  • 7. Up the Coast of China and Arrival at Tianjin
  • 8. The Imperial Banquet of 13 August 1816 and Progress to Tongzhou
  • 9. To Yuanmingyuan, Reception and Dismissal
  • 10. Overland to Canton: The British Cultural Encounter with China
  • 11. Aftermath: Britain's Reaction to the Failure of the Amherst Embassy
  • 12. Retrospect: Reflections on the Amherst Embassy.