LEADER 03966nam a22006973i 4500001 99125310457906421 005 20241107093313.0 006 m o d | 007 cr#cn||||||||| 008 231110t20172006enkad ob 001 0 eng d 020 1-134-34093-1 020 1-134-34094-X 020 9786610377312 020 1-280-37731-3 020 0-203-31512-X 020 0-415-32619-2 024 7 10.4324/9780203315125 |2doi 035 (CKB)1000000000448050 035 (SSID)ssj0000357373 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11248089 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357373 035 (PQKBWorkID)10352158 035 (PQKB)10301754 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC200556 035 (OCoLC)900285127 035 (oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/31980 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC7244893 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL7244893 035 (OCoLC)1378935508 035 (ODN)ODN0004058971 035 (EXLCZ)991000000000448050 040 MiAaPQ |beng |erda |epn |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 043 e-uk---a-cc--- 050 4 DS740.5.G5 |bB78 2017 082 0 352.448095109034 |222 084 HIS003000HIS015000SOC008000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Brunero, Donna, |eauthor. 245 10 Britain's imperial cornerstone in China : |bthe Chinese maritime customs service, 1854-1949 / |cDonna Brunero. 260 |c2006. 264 1 Abingdon, Oxon : |bRoutledge, |c2017. 264 4 |c©2006 300 xiv, 200 p. 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 490 1 Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; |v36 500 Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 546 English 506 Open access |fUnrestricted online access |2star 505 0 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. 520 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. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 588 Description based on print version record. 650 0 History, Modern |zChina |y19th century. 650 0 International relations |xHistory |y19th century. 651 0 China |xForeign relations |zGreat Britain. 651 0 Great Britain |xForeign relations |y19th century. 651 0 Great Britain |xForeign relations |zChina. 610 10 China. |bHai guan zong shui wu si shu. 776 |z0-415-54551-X 776 |z0-203-38990-5 830 0 Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; |v36. 906 BOOK