Government, imperialism and nationalism in China : the Maritime Customs Service and its Chinese staff / Chihyun Chang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chang, Chihyun, 1979- author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 78

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Customs administration--China--History.

Customs administration.

Customs administration--China--Officials and employees--History.

China--Foreign relations--Great Britain--History--19th century.

China.

China--Foreign relations--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>The Chinese Maritime Customs Service, which was led by British staff, is often seen as one of the key agents of Western imperialism in China, the customs revenue being one of the major sources of Chinese government income but a source much of which was pledged to Western banks as the collateral for, and interests payments on, massive loans. This book, however, based on extensive original research, considers the lower level staff of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service, and shows how the Chinese government, struggling to master Western expertise in many areas, pursued a deliberate policy of

Contents:

pt. I. The decline of China and the rise of the CMCS, 1895-1927

pt. II. Mutual benefits

pt. III. Wars, retreats and continuity

pt. IV. Decline in the two Chinese states.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-12232-6

0-203-07584-6

1-135-12233-4

9780203075845

OCLC:

852758611