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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348233203321

Autore

Brunero Donna

Titolo

Britain's imperial cornerstone in China : the Chinese maritime customs service, 1854-1949 / / Donna Brunero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

1-134-34093-1

1-134-34094-X

9786610377312

1-280-37731-3

0-203-31512-X

0-415-32619-2

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 200 p

Collana

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; ; 36

Disciplina

352.4/48/095109034

Soggetti

History, Modern - China - 19thth century

International relations - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

China Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations 19th century

Great Britain Foreign relations China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-195) and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 An institutional review -- chapter 3 Gunboats and revenue, 1923-7 -- chapter 4 Nationalist ascendancy and the politics of being Inspector General -- chapter 5 Charting a new course -- chapter 6 A Service in decline -- chapter 7 Steadfast and fearlessly persistent: the CMCS in the face of war, 1937-45.