Britain and China, 1840-1970 Empire, Finance and War - Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Robert A. Bickers (editor), Jonathan J. Howlett (editor)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book presents a range of new research on British-Chinese relations in the period from Britain's first imperial intervention in China up to the 1960s. Topics covered include economic issues such as fi nance, investment and Chinese labour in British territories, questions of perceptions on both sides, such as British worries about, and exaggeration of, the 'China threat', including to India, and British aggression towards, and eventual withdrawal from, China.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780815355090
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	25 Apr 2018
DEWEY:	327.4105109034
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	266
Weight:	426g
Height:	155mm
Width:	232mm
Spine width:	23mm