First published in 1987. Great Britain secured and expanded its informal empire in China during the five years following the Sino-Japanese War. In order to help the reader understand Britain's informal empire in China, the author reviews the historical background which brought China into Britain's expanding economy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction 2. Trade Not Rule: Anglo-Chinese Relations 1689-1895 3. Entrenchment and Reaction: The Open Door Policy and Russophobia 4. "Gunboat" MacDonald: Britain's Man-on-the-Spot, 1896-1900 5. Artificial Agency of Informal Empire: Sir Robert Hart and Imperial Maritime Customs Service 6. Principal Instruments of Empire: Railway Concessions 1895-1900 7. Practical Informal Empire: Loans, Trades, and Mining Concessions 8. Friends in High Places: Chinese Collaborations and Informal Empire, 1895-1900 9. Conclusion; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index
