The Immobile Empire : The First Great Collision of East and West - The Astonishing History of Britain's Grand, Ill-fated Expedition to Open China to Western Trade, 1792-94
by Peyrefitte, Alain; (Translated from the French by Jon Rothschild)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition./Near Fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0394586549
- ISBN 13
- 9780394586540
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Alain Peyrefitte was a French scholar, politician, and author. He had a long career in public service, serving as a diplomat in Germany and Poland and as minister of information and minister of justice. He became a member of the Académie française in 1977. He is the author of several books including The Immobile Empire and The Trouble with France .
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- Title
- The Immobile Empire : The First Great Collision of East and West - The Astonishing History of Britain's Grand, Ill-fated Expedition to Open China to Western Trade, 1792-94
- Author
- Peyrefitte, Alain; (Translated from the French by Jon Rothschild)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- First American Edition (so stated).
- ISBN 10
- 0394586549
- ISBN 13
- 9780394586540
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo. xxxiii, 630pp.
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