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Title: Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a
voyage to and from that country, in the years 1816 and 1817;
containing an account of the most interesting transactions of Lord
Amherst's Embassy to the Court of Pekin, etc. With plates and
maps.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL
HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material
that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include
health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology,
culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and
social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various
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edition identification: ++++ British Library Abel, Clarke; 1818.
xvi. 420 p.; 4 . V 8820
Africa and the ICC: Perceptions of Justice comprises contributions
from prominent scholars of different disciplines including
international law, political science, cultural anthropology,
African history and media studies. This unique collection provides
the reader with detailed insights into the interaction between the
African Union and the International Criminal Court (ICC), but also
looks further at the impact of the ICC at a societal level in
African states and examines other justice mechanisms on a local and
regional level in these countries. This investigation of the ICC's
complicated relationship with Africa allows the reader to see that
perceptions of justice are multilayered.
Africa and the ICC: Perceptions of Justice comprises contributions
from prominent scholars of different disciplines including
international law, political science, cultural anthropology,
African history and media studies. This unique collection provides
the reader with detailed insights into the interaction between the
African Union and the International Criminal Court (ICC), but also
looks further at the impact of the ICC at a societal level in
African states and examines other justice mechanisms on a local and
regional level in these countries. This investigation of the ICC's
complicated relationship with Africa allows the reader to see that
perceptions of justice are multilayered.
Clarke Abel (c.1780 1825) was Chief Medical Officer accompanying
Lord Amherst's unsuccessful diplomatic embassy to China in 1816.
Encouraged by Sir Joseph Banks, he acted as official naturalist to
the expedition, which penetrated further into China than had been
possible for previous western visitors. Although most of his large
collection of botanical and mineralogical specimens was lost during
the return voyage, survivals included several new species, some of
which were named after him. This work, published in 1818, made
Abel's reputation, and he was elected to the Royal Society the
following year. His geological survey of the Cape of Good Hope,
studied on the outward journey, is particularly impressive. Abel's
account of Chinese society and culture is an important record of a
country which was then largely inaccessible to Europeans. An
appendix by Robert Brown (Banks' botanist) lists the specimens that
survived the shipwreck, which is itself dramatically described.
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