{"product_id":"memoirs-of-the-chief-incidents-of-the-public-life-of-sir-george-thomas-staunton-bart-hon-d-c-l-of-oxford-one-of-the-kings-commissioners-to-the-court-of-pekin-and-afterwards-for-some-time-member-of-parliament-for-south-ha-paperback-9781108014922","title":"Memoirs of the Chief Incidents of the Public Life of Sir George Thomas Staunton, Bart., Hon. D.C.L. of Oxford; One of the King's Commissioners to the Court of Pekin, and Afterwards for Some Time Member of Parliament f… (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108014922","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMemoirs of the Chief Incidents of the Public Life of Sir George Thomas Staunton, Bart., Hon. D.C.L. of Oxford\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOne of the King's Commissioners to the Court of Pekin, and Afterwards for Some Time Member of Parliament for South Hampshire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe personal account of sinologist Sir George Thomas Staunton about his involvement in nineteenth-century Anglo-Chinese relations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Thomas Staunton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108014922, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 June 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir George Thomas Staunton (1781–1859), sinologist and politician, was a key figure in early nineteenth-century Anglo-Chinese relations. Staunton secured a post as a writer in the East India Company's factory in Canton in 1798 and was the only Englishman at the factory to study Chinese. He translated China's penal code and was promoted to chief of the Canton factory in 1816. He was a member of Britain's Amherst embassy to Peking in 1816–1817 to protest against mandarins' treatment of Canton merchants. The embassy failed to obtain an imperial interview but, despite being threatened with detention by the Chinese, Staunton insisted that the British should not submit to the emperor. Staunton returned to England in 1817, and served as a Tory MP between 1818 and 1852. Staunton's Memoirs, which were printed privately in 1856, provide a unique insight into nineteenth-century British perceptions of China.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBirth and education\u003cbr\u003e Background to relations with China\u003cbr\u003e First impressions at Canton\u003cbr\u003e Second mission to China\u003cbr\u003e Publication of the Chinese penal code\u003cbr\u003e Return to China\u003cbr\u003e Final visit to China\u003cbr\u003e Relations with China\u003cbr\u003e Opium wars\u003cbr\u003e Parliamentary affairs\u003cbr\u003e Formation of Royal Asiatic Society\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913982664984,"sku":"9781108014922","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108014922i_5465177b-5b0f-4346-8560-52ab68f07803.jpg?v=1694869344","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/memoirs-of-the-chief-incidents-of-the-public-life-of-sir-george-thomas-staunton-bart-hon-d-c-l-of-oxford-one-of-the-kings-commissioners-to-the-court-of-pekin-and-afterwards-for-some-time-member-of-parliament-for-south-ha-paperback-9781108014922","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}