Canton Days: British Life and Death in China

by John M. Carroll

Book Overview

Challenging common assumptions about the British presence in China, Canton Days traces the history of the British community in Canton and Macao from the mid-1700s to the end of the Opium War in 1842. This clear and lively book will appeal to all readers interested in British imperial history and early modern Chinese history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538136295
• ISBN13: 9781538136294
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"