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

• Autore: Brunero Donna
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2017; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 200 p
• Disciplina: 352.448095109034
• Soggetto topico: History, Modern - China - 19th century; International relations - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: China Foreign relations Great Britain; Great Britain Foreign relations 19th century; Great Britain Foreign relations China
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Britain's imperial cornerstone in China
• ISBN: 1-134-34093-1; 1-134-34094-X; 9786610377312; 1-280-37731-3; 0-203-31512-X; 0-415-32619-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765815903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; ; 36.