Rutherford Alcock became a battlefield surgeon, working in Portugal and Spain during the civil wars in the 1830s. This book fills a major gap in the study of Japan's opening to the West from a British perspective, as well as Britain's relationship with East Asia as a whole, through the eyes of a brilliant, but complicated and contradictory figure.
Rutherford Alcock became a battlefield surgeon, working in Portugal and Spain during the civil wars in the 1830s. This book fills a major gap in the study of Japan's opening to the West from a British perspective, as well as Britain's relationship with East Asia as a whole, through the eyes of a brilliant, but complicated and contradictory figure.
Dr Robert Morton is a professor at Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan. He is the author of the prize-winning A.B. Mitford and the Birth of Japan as a Modern State and A Life of Sir Harry Parkes.
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Introduction Chapter One - A Young Man in a Hurry London Hexham Paris 1809-1828 Chapter Two - Perseverance courage and fortitude of conduct Portugal Spain 1831-1838 Chapter Three - Highly qualified for any professional situation London 1838-1844 Chapter Four - The most able of our Consuls in China Amoy Fuzhou 1844-1846 Chapter Five - Acting with promptness and decision Shanghai 1846-1853 Chapter Six - Desolation around and about me Shanghai England Guangzhou 1853-1859 Chapter Seven - I can hardly say I am disappointed Edo 1859-1862 Chapter Eight - The scum of the earth Yokohama 1859-1862 Chapter Nine - A hundred petty acts of annoyance Edo Yokohama 1859-1862 Chapter Ten - Sir Rutherford 1862-1864 London Chapter Eleven - My service in the East thus terminates Yokohama 1864 Chapter Twelve - There is so much to fear and so little to hope Beijing 1865-1870 Chapter Thirteen - A Distinct and Disastrous Sacrifice of British Interests Beijing 1865-1870 Chapter Fourteen - Savourer the dignity of his position 1870-1897 London Afterword Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index.
Introduction Chapter One - A Young Man in a Hurry London Hexham Paris 1809-1828 Chapter Two - Perseverance courage and fortitude of conduct Portugal Spain 1831-1838 Chapter Three - Highly qualified for any professional situation London 1838-1844 Chapter Four - The most able of our Consuls in China Amoy Fuzhou 1844-1846 Chapter Five - Acting with promptness and decision Shanghai 1846-1853 Chapter Six - Desolation around and about me Shanghai England Guangzhou 1853-1859 Chapter Seven - I can hardly say I am disappointed Edo 1859-1862 Chapter Eight - The scum of the earth Yokohama 1859-1862 Chapter Nine - A hundred petty acts of annoyance Edo Yokohama 1859-1862 Chapter Ten - Sir Rutherford 1862-1864 London Chapter Eleven - My service in the East thus terminates Yokohama 1864 Chapter Twelve - There is so much to fear and so little to hope Beijing 1865-1870 Chapter Thirteen - A Distinct and Disastrous Sacrifice of British Interests Beijing 1865-1870 Chapter Fourteen - Savourer the dignity of his position 1870-1897 London Afterword Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index.
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