Sir Rutherford Alcock : First British Minister to Japan (1859-1865), Consul (1844-1859) and Minister (1865-1870) to China /

The son of a village doctor, Rutherford Alcock trained in medicine and became a battlefield surgeon, working in Portugal and Spain during the civil wars there in the 1830s. In a major career shift, he entered the consular service, went to China, and ended up as British Minister (the equivalent of to...

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Main Author:	Morton, Robert (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Alcock, Rutherford, > Sir, > 1809-1897. Asian history. Diplomacy. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political. HISTORY / Asia / Japan. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy. Biography: historical, political and military. Amsterdam University Press AUP Asian Studies AS East Asia and North East Asia EA & NE ASIA History HIS Modern History MOD HIS AUP Wetenschappelijk AUP WETENSCH Victorian, Diplomat, China, Japan

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