Hertslet's China Treaties

by Hertslet, Edward; Hertslet , Godfrey E. P.; Parkes, Edward

• ISBN13: 9781108045650
• ISBN10: 1108045650
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-24
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

The first edition of this work, which outlines China's treaty engagements with various foreign powers, was published by Sir Edward Hertslet (1824-1902) in 1896. The two-volume third edition reissued here was published by his son Godfrey in 1908, and took account of new treaties in the intervening twelve years which were relevant to the Chinese sphere of influence. The work is remarkably inclusive, and cross-refers with similar treaties between China and different Western powers, as well as containing ancillary material such as a ground-plan of the foreign legation district in Beijing, and British government documents relevant to the various treaties. This edition is of particular interest for students of international law and diplomacy, as it covers the regulations governing relations between China and Britain in the year in which the last imperial Chinese ruler ascended the throne. Volume 1 contains the treaties.

Table of Contents

Extract for the preface to the edition of 1896

Preface to the third edition

Treaties of Commerce, etc. Concluded between Great Britain and China, 1842âÇô1907

Treaties between China and Foreign Powers (Other than Great Britain), 1689âÇô1907

Treaties between Foreign Powers, and between Great Britain and Foreign Powers, respecting China, 1896âÇô1907

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