History of China's Foreign Relations - (3 Volumes)

Author: Morse
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Publication Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Morse's The History of Relations Between China and the West, a three-volume work, was published in 1910 for the first volume, with the remaining two volumes appearing in 1918. Morse (1855–1933) was an American, a graduate of Harvard University. After coming to China, he served in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service under the control of the British official Robert Hart for a long time. As Hart's trusted associate, he participated in many confidential tasks and acquired a vast amount of firsthand materials. Therefore, the book he wrote has become a primary reference source for studying modern Chinese history, especially the history of China's foreign relations. As the renowned American scholar John K. Fairbank said, many new studies have merely made partial supplements based on Morse's work. Of course, as mentioned above, although the author also attempted to give the impression of impartiality to the readers, his stance was extremely clear, serving as a mouthpiece for colonialists. Morse's The History of Relations Between China and the West, a three-volume work, was published in 1910 for the first volume, with the remaining two volumes appearing in 1918. Morse (1855–1933) was an American, a graduate of Harvard University. After coming to China, he served in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service under the control of the British official Robert Hart for a long time. As Hart's trusted associate, he participated in many confidential tasks and acquired a vast amount of firsthand materials. Therefore, the book he wrote has become a primary reference source for studying modern Chinese history, especially the history of China's foreign relations. As the renowned American scholar John K. Fairbank said, many new studies have merely made partial supplements based on Morse's work. Of course, as mentioned above, although the author also attempted to give the impression of impartiality to the readers, his stance was extremely clear, serving as a mouthpiece for colonialists.