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Macartney at Kashgar: New Light on British, Chinese and Russian Activities in Sinkiang, 1890-1918
Macartney at Kashgar New Light on British Chinese and Russian Activities in Sinkiang 18901918 Author:Pamela Nightingale, C.P. Skrine First published in 1973. — This book describes the career of Sir George Macartney, who spent twenty-eight years at the turn of the nineteenth century as British representative in Sinkiang, China's most westerly province. — Macartney was in a unique position to observe political and diplomatic manoeuvres by the key players trying to establish a sph... more »ere of influence in China's strategically vital hinterland before and during the Chinese revolution.« less