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 Robert H...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1595732025-05-16T06:55:39Z Britain's Imperial Cornerstone in China Brunero, Donna Chinese Government chinese Treaty Ports maritime Foreign Inspectorate customs Deputy Commissioner service Sino Western Relations indoor Nanjing Government staff Maze’s Leadership foreign Young Men sino Treaty Port System western Guangzhou Government relations Yokohama Specie Bank Customs House Chinese Maritime Customs Service Diplomatic Body Frederick Maze GMD Government Secretary Of State Indoor Staff Tianjin Customs Outdoor Staff thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies 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. 2025-05-16T06:55:38Z 2025-05-16T06:55:38Z 2025-05-15T10:05:53Z 2006 book ONIX_20250515T115059_9781134340941_48 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/101798 9781134340941 9780203315125 9780415326193 9780415545518 9781134340897 9781134340934 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/159573 eng Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/101798/1/9781134340941.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9780203315125 10.4324/9780203315125 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781134340941 9780203315125 9780415326193 9780415545518 9781134340897 9781134340934 Routledge 216 Oxford open access |
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| topic | Chinese Government chinese Treaty Ports maritime Foreign Inspectorate customs Deputy Commissioner service Sino Western Relations indoor Nanjing Government staff Maze’s Leadership foreign Young Men sino Treaty Port System western Guangzhou Government relations Yokohama Specie Bank Customs House Chinese Maritime Customs Service Diplomatic Body Frederick Maze GMD Government Secretary Of State Indoor Staff Tianjin Customs Outdoor Staff thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies |
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