Rle: China: Macartney At Kashgar: New Light On British, Chinese And Russian Activities In Sinkiang, 1890-1918 (china: History, Philosophy, Economics) (volume 23)

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 sphere of influence in China's strategically vital hinterland before and during the Chinese revolution. Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Original Title Page 10 Original Copyright Page 11 Table of Contents 12 Preface 14 Introduction by Sir Clarmont Skrine 15 1 Travellers to Kashgar 20 2 Rival Empires 36 3 The Opening Moves 52 4 Assault on the Pamirs 69 5 The Pamir Settlement 86 6 The Struggle to Survive 104 7 The Russian Ascendancy 121 8 The Move into Sarikol 145 9 Diplomatic Adjustments 160 10 Recognition and Reforms 175 11 Revolution in Kashgar 196 12 The Chira Crisis 211 13 The Contest for Sinkiang 231 14 The New Regime 255 15 War and Counter-Intelligence 271 Bibliography 288 Subject Index 292