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OverviewGeorge Macartney (1737–1806) was a British statesman, diplomat and administrator who held a succession of important appointments. In 1764 he was sent as envoy extraordinary to Russia, but described the Russian nobility as 'vain, petulant, inconsequent, indiscreet, and changeable'. After several years as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1767–1772) and a governorship in the West Indies, he served as Governor of Madras in the early 1780s, a difficult role surrounded by controversy and intrigue. In 1792–1794 he travelled to China on behalf of the government and the East India Company on a mission to negotiate a trade agreement, but was unsuccessful. He ended his career as Governor of the Cape Colony. This 1908 biography, which includes extracts from previously unpublished letters by Macartney and other newly-researched archival material, complements the two-volume 1807 account of Macartney's life by Sir John Barrow, also reissued in this series. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helen Henrietta Macartney Robbins , George MacartneyPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9780511793660ISBN 10: 0511793669 Publication Date: 05 November 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Early days and mission to Russia; 2. Mission to Russia; 3. Marriage, Parliament, Ireland; 4. Chief Secretary for Ireland; 5. Governor of Grenada; 6. Madras; 7. India, London, Ireland; 8. Journal of embassy from London to China; 9. Straits of Sunda and Batavia; 10. A journal of the embassy to China in 1792–1794; 11. Embassy to China; 12. Embassy to China; 13. Mission to Verona; 14. Governor of the Cape, and the last days; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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