Jesuit Conspirators and Russia’s East Asian Fur Trade, 1791–1807
In 1791, amidst growing anxiety about British encroachment on its fur trade with the Qing Empire, the Russian government discovered that Britain was sending a large and important embassy to Beijing, led by Lord Macartney. In an attempt to derail the negotiations, Russia enrolled the Polotsk Jesuits...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 56-76 |
| RelBib Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBK Europe (East) KBM Asia KCA Monasticism; religious orders ZC Politics in general |
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Jesuits in China
Jesuits in Russia
maritime fur trade
Russo-Chinese relations
Jesuit survival
Jesuit restoration
Pacific history
Catherine II
Alexander I
Russo-British relations
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