China hands and old Cantons : Britons and the Middle Kingdom
by
Carroll, John M. (John Mark), 1961- author.
Title
:
China hands and old Cantons : Britons and the Middle Kingdom
Britons and the Middle Kingdom
Author
:
Carroll, John M. (John Mark), 1961- author.
ISBN
:
9781538157572
Personal Author
:
Carroll, John M. (John Mark), 1961- author.
Publication Information
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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2021.
Physical Description
:
viii, 265 pages : illustrations, maps 24 cm
Abstract
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"This unique book explores the wide range of views of Britons in China from the late 1700s to the 1840s as they chafed under the restrictionsimposed by the Canton System. Carroll brings a seminal period in theChinese-British relationship, which revolved around tea and opium, to vividlife through the words of those who experienced it intimately"-- Providedby publisher.
Subject Term
:
British -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Geographic Term
:
China -- Commerce -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
Great Britain -- Commerce -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Guangzhou (China) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century.
Guangzhou (China) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Portion Title
:
Britons and the Middle Kingdom
Bibliographical References
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805
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| Library | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Copy | Material Type | Status |
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| NPM Library | HF3508.C5 C37 2021 | 11100967 | 1 | B | *二館西文書一區 |