Introduction: Ch'ing Management of Foreign Relations Prior to the Arrow War

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments ix
3. Contents xi
4. Introduction: Ch'ing Management of Foreign Relations Prior to the Arrow War 1
5. I. The Arrow War: Western Demands for Diplomatic Representation in Peking 10
6. II. The Arrow War: The Domestic Political Scene 54
7. III. The Conduct of Foreign Affairs Following the Tientsin Treaties 93
8. IV. Sino-Russian Contact in Peking (1859-1860) 127
9. V. Conduct of Peace Negotiations in Peking, Fall i860 170
10. VI. Developments Following the Peking Conventions 202
11. VII. The Tsungli Yamen 219
12. Epilogue 237
13. Sources of the Mottoes 247
14. Abbreviations Used in the Notes 248
15. Notes 249
16. Index 345
17. Bibliography 371
18. Glossary 404