Racknitz, Ines Eben v.,The Plundering of the Yuanmingyuan: Imperial Prize in the Wake of the British

• 作 者: Monika Gaenssbauer
• 机 构: Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
• 出 处: 中国历史学前沿
• 发表日期: 2013年4期

This PhD thesis deals with the infamous plundering of the Imperial garden Yuanmingyuan in the wake of the British-French capture expedition of 1860.The approach and the strategies of the British and French actors involved are described from a micro-perspective.In the nineteenth century,plundering took center stage in a number of actions by colonial armies worldwide,as discussed by the author,Ines Eben v.Racknitz.In what follows,she gives a detailed description of the differences between the British and French armies in the way they operated in their plunder objectives.