Empire Careers
Working for the Chinese Customs Service, 1854-1949
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This book examines the 11, 000 foreign nationals who worked for the Chinese Customs Service1854-1949, exploring how their lives and careers were shaped by imperial ideologies, networks and structures. Looks at professional lives, social activities, private lives, and how these factors were influenced by the changing political context.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
General Editor's introduction
1. Introduction: The Customs, China, and the empire world
2. The Customs mindset: Ethos, ideologies and knowledge about China
3. 'We want men and not encyclopaedias': Joining the Customs Service
4. 'That chaotic and Gilbertian Service': Working life in the Customs
5. Private lives, public reputations: The off-duty world of the Customs staff
6. Leaving the Service: Home, identity, and post-Customs lives
7. Conclusion
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Index
1. Introduction: The Customs, China, and the empire world
2. The Customs mindset: Ethos, ideologies and knowledge about China
3. 'We want men and not encyclopaedias': Joining the Customs Service
4. 'That chaotic and Gilbertian Service': Working life in the Customs
5. Private lives, public reputations: The off-duty world of the Customs staff
6. Leaving the Service: Home, identity, and post-Customs lives
7. Conclusion
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Index
Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
04. April 2016
Sprache
englisch
Seitenanzahl
256
Autor/Autorin
Catherine Ladds
Verlag/Hersteller
Produktart
kartoniert
Gewicht
395 g
Größe (L/B/H)
234/156/14 mm
ISBN
9781784993702
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