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 fam...

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Main Author: Brunero, Donna (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2006
Series:Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
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