China's Struggle for Naval Development, 1839-1895 / John L. Rawlinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rawlinson, John L., author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian Series

Harvard East Asian Series ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History, Naval.

Local Subjects:

China--History, Naval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Frontmatter

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

I. THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE WATER FORCE AND ITS FAILURE IN THE OPIUM WAR

II. CHINA'S DELAYED RESPONSE TO THE WESTERN NAVAL CHALLENGE

III. THE MILITARY SELF-STRENGTHENING MOVEMENT, TO 1875

IV. LI HUNG-CHANG AND NAVAL DEVELOPMENT, 1875-1885

V. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS IN THE MILITARY BUILDING EFFORT, 1875-1884

VI. DISASTER IN THE SOUTH: THE CHINESE NAVY IN THE SINO-FRENCH WAR, 1884-1885

VII. NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS AFTER 1885: THE EMERGENCE OF THE PEIYANG FLEET

VIII. NAVAL TRAINING, 1885-1894

IX. DISASTER IN THE NORTH: NAVAL ASPECTS OF THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1894-1895

X. CONCLUSIONS

NOTES. APPENDICES. BIBLIOGRAPHY. GLOSSARY

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES

NOTES

APPENDIX A. TABLE OF ORGANIZATION

APPENDIX B. TABLE OF OFFICER RANKS

APPENDIX C. LIST OF SHIPS, 1860-1895

APPENDIX D. CHINESE PERSONAL NAMES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND TITLES

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-86366-6

OCLC:

1013943911