Britain in China: Community, Culture and Colonialism, 1900-49

by Robert Bickers

Book Overview

This is a study of Britain's presence in China both at its peak, and during its inter-war dissolution in the face of assertive Chinese nationalism and declining British diplomatic support. Using archival materials from China and records in Britain and the United States, the author paints a portrait of the traders, missionaries, businessmen, diplomats and settlers who constituted "Britain-in-China", challenging our understanding of British imperialism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719056977
• ISBN13: 9780719056970
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"