LEADER 02571nam 2200349 450 001 9910476797403321 005 20230608211052.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000000566572 035 $a(NjHacI)995470000000566572 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000000566572 100 $a20230512d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBritain's Imperial Cornerstone in China /$fDonna Brunero 210 1$a[Place of publication not identified] :$cTaylor & Francis,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource 311 $a1-134-34089-3 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aThis 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 Robert Hart who founded a far-reaching customs administration that also encompassed other responsibilities such as marine and harbour maintenance, quarantine, anti-piracy patrols and postal services. This institution sat at a crucial juncture between Chinese and foreign interests, and was intimately linked to British interests and fortunes in the Far East. Following the establishment of the Republic in 1911 there were grave misgivings as to whether the foreign element of the Service would survive. Yet the Service grew in influence and strength, ensuring the foreign inspectorate a continued role in China's affairs. Delivering an overview of the Service, its bureaucracy, fiscal responsibilities and life for foreigners in its employ, focusing especially on the later years of the Service, Donna Brunero draws on the experiences of the foreign administration of the Service as it attempted to negotiate between Chinese and foreign expectations and interests. 606 $aDiplomatics 615 0$aDiplomatics. 676 $a741.5973 700 $aBrunero$b Donna$01262119 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910476797403321 996 $aBritain's imperial cornerstone in China$92948591 997 $aUNINA