The Taking of Hong Kong: Charles and Clara Elliot in China Waters

by Derek Roebuck and Susanna Hoe Hoe

Relations between Britain and China have, for over 150 years, been inextricably bound up with the taking of Hong Kong on 26 January 1841. The man responsible--Britain's Plenipotentiary Captain Charles Elliot--was recalled by his government in disgrace and has also been vilified ever since by China. This book tells a different story. Describing the taking of Hong Kong from Elliot's point of view--through the personal letters of himself and his wife...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9622099882
• ISBN13: 9789622099883
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher