{"product_id":"a-life-of-sir-harry-parkes-british-minister-to-japan-china-and-korea-18651885-9781041175018","title":"A Life of Sir Harry Parkes: British Minister to Japan, China and Korea, 1865-1885","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 348 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 December 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry Parkes was at the heart of Britain’s relations with the Far East from fourteen, to his death at fifty-seven. In his day, he was seen as both a hero and a monster and is still bitterly resented in China for his part in the country’s humiliations at Western hands, but largely esteemed in Japan for helping it to industrialise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 640g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 216 x 138 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781041175018\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Morton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48103574175994,"sku":"9781041175018","price":43.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1765585977822_book.jpg?v=1765612953","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/a-life-of-sir-harry-parkes-british-minister-to-japan-china-and-korea-18651885-9781041175018","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}