Description: Government, Imperialism and Nationalism in China : The Maritime Customs Service and Its Chinese Staff, Paperback by Chang, Chihyun, ISBN 1138815810, ISBN-13 9781138815810, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The Chinese Maritime Customs Service, which was led by British staff, is often seen as one of the key agents of Western imperialism in China, the customs revenue being one of the major sources of Chinese government income but a source much of which was pledged to Western banks as the collateral for, and interests payments on, massive loans. This book, however, based on extensive original research, considers the lower level staff of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service, and shows how the Chinese government, struggling to master Western expertise in many areas, pursued a deliberate policy of encouraging lower level staff to learn from their Western superiors with a view to eventually supplanting them, a policy which was successfully carried out. Th thereby demonstrates that Chinese engagement with Western imperialists was in fact an essential part of Chinese national state-building, and that what looked like a key branch of Chinese government delegated to foreigners was in fact very much under Chinese government control.
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Book Title: Government, Imperialism and Nationalism in China : The Maritime C
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Government, Imperialism and Nationalism in China : The Maritime Customs Service and Its Chinese Staff
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Ethnic Studies / General, Public Finance, Regional Studies, Imperialism, International Relations / General, World / Asian, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2014
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
Item Length: 6.1 in
Author: Chihyun Chang
Item Width: 9.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
