No Dogs and Not Many Chinese: Treaty Port Life in China 1843-1943

by Frances Wood

In 1793 the Chinese Emperor rebuffed the first formal British mission to attempt to open China to foreign trade. However, British merchants persisted, and the first treaty ports were opened in 1843. This is the story of treaty port life in China, detailing the lives of merchants and missionaries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719557585
• ISBN13: 9780719557583
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.