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繼《火藥時代》、《決戰熱蘭遮》，史學家歐陽泰（Tonio Andrade）再挑戰世人對19世紀歐洲人的中國推論！小說般的流暢敘事、比小說更難以預料的過程和結局，揭露一段幾乎被世間遺忘的真實歷史故事。 「1793年英國的馬戛爾尼勛爵帶來形形色色的禮物、大批藝術家、科學家和樂師、一組大膽的提議。他覺得這些提議若能實現，將有助於中英關係走上互蒙其利之路……」馬戛爾尼使華拒絕下跪磕頭、大清帝國面對歐洲外交使團迂腐僵化的形象幾乎眾所皆知，但是，真的是這樣嗎？歐洲人與中國的相遇並非都不歡而散，歐陽泰利用豐富的檔案資料，全面且多角度的呈現一個以詭計和戰爭為特點的時代。《最後的使團》講述1795年荷蘭使團經歷苦不堪言的跋涉來到北京，成為最後一個受到中國朝廷熱烈款待的歐洲外交代表團的故事。如此成功的使團，何以如今卻鮮為人知？甚至大清帝國與荷蘭使團的接洽過程，更揭露了一樁充滿戲劇性、並且徹底改變我們對中西關係史中，文化衝突觀念的大謬誤。 《最後的使團》書中穿插了出自中國人、歐洲人之手的素描和繪畫，讓讀者認識到常被誤解為傲慢、心胸狹隘的清廷，其實願意接受新思想、願意變通、帶有好奇心、具有世界主義的精神。另一方面，歐洲人挫折於無法以平起平坐的身分和中國打交道，如何形塑、深植「文化衝突說」，斷言必須把中國帶進西方國際體系，如有必要不惜用武力達成觀念的成形過程。 在這部恍如小說般的歷史之中，除了冒險、驚喜和寫實的動人故事外，更有一連串角色的相遇。如熟悉東亞文化、正直謹慎的完美主義者正使得勝；生性浮誇，自認天賦異稟的副使范罷覽；見解犀利、尖刻、幽默風趣的譯員小德經。另一邊，有十全老人、千古一帝乾隆大帝；患有痛風卻非常精明又有獨特魅力的權臣和珅；喋喋不休的兩廣總督愛新覺羅‧長麟等主要角色建構了這段史話。 《最後的使團》還談到其他許多人：搬運要送給皇帝之重禮的挑夫；拿火把幫忙的農民，及從竹林裡的藏身處或從水牛背上觀看的農民；搭車出行且一臉好奇盯著看的優雅女子；每天大清早用大喊叫醒使團團員的北京某公務員；以這些團員為題寫詩且拿藥給他們的朝鮮使者；爬上屋頂撿球且往下看某些仕女看得太久的年輕法國人阿吉。歐陽泰挖掘無數檔案史料裡充斥的種種相遇──令人惱火、生氣、困惑、暖心、想笑的相遇──每個相遇都讓人一窺生卒於許久以前、但其情感和經歷一如今日我們真實的人。

First published in 1941 to considerable acclaim, Berlin Embassy is the classic account of the last days of peace in Europe, and has been out-of-print for almost fifty years. William Russell was a youn

Destiny is calling―but does it have the right number? Jake and his friends are fated to save the Afterworld from a powerful demon in the third installment of this delightfully creepy series.Jake Green and his friends have managed to save the world from the followers of Fenris twice now, which should be more than enough. But Jake, Cora, and Sab are suddenly given a new, secret mission. It seems one last would-be traitor is still hidden in the world of the Embassy, and it’s up to Jake and his friends to take care of him―permanently. All the signs point to Jake being the Chosen One for this dangerous task, especially since he’s armed with the ancient, Eternal Void–summoning tooth he found on his last trip to the Afterworld. But the more time the three friends spend on their dubious quest, the more Jake wonders if he’s better off making his own destiny. The latest adventure in this fast and funny series delivers plenty of chills, twists, and heart.

More than a quarter of a century after the last Marine Corps Huey left the American embassy in Saigon, the lessons and legacies of the most divisive war in twentieth-century American history are as ho

This is the last of eight volumes on the history of Greece, first published in 1844. The volumes were aimed at two audiences: those people who wanted more than a superficial knowledge of the subject, but did not have the time or means to study the original sources, and those who had access to the ancient authors, but required a guide or interpreter. Volume 8 covers the period from the battle of Ipsus to the death of Pyrrhus, and then to the accession of Antigonus Doson. It looks at the battle of Sellasia and the end of the Social War between the Achaeans and the Aetolians. Then it covers the proclamation of the liberty of Greece under Roman protection, the embassy of Callicrates to Rome, and finally the reduction of Greece into a Roman province. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of ancient history.

When helicopters plucked the last Americans off the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon in 1975, countless Vietnamese who had worked with or for the Americans remained behind. Many of these were soon a

The last place on earth Taylor Sorenson wants to be is in Saigon in the middle of the Vietnam War. His mom dragged him here to visit his dad, who's stationed at the US embassy, and Taylor is bored out