Britain's Imperial Cornerstone in China
This is an in-depth account of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, a uniquely cosmopolitan institution established in the wake of China's defeat in the Opium Wars (1842 to 43), and a central feature of the Treaty Port system. The British-dominated service was headed by the famous Rob...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Taylor & Francis
2006.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745287606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. An Institutional Review
- 3. Gunboats and Revenue
- 4. Nationalist Ascendancy and the Politics of being Inspector General
- 5. Charting a New Course: The Proposed Hong Kong - China Trade and Customs Agreement, 1929-30
- 6. A Service in Decline
- 7. 'Steadfast and Fearlessly Persistent': The CMCS in the Face of War 1937-45.
