Mediating Empire

An English Family in China, 1817-1927

AvAndrew Hillier

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Del i serien Imperialism in East Asia

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Beskrivning

As part of the growing scholarship on family and empire, this study examines Britain’s presence in China through the lens of one family, arguing that, as the physical embodiment of the imperial project, it provided a social and cultural mechanism for mediating Britain’s imperial power, authority and presence, and forging connections and networks throughout the expanding British world. Drawing on public and private papers, it breaks significant new ground in its development of those themes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-12-01
Mått:138 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt:690 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Imperialism in East Asia
Antal sidor:374
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781041182658

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Andrew Hillier, edited by Robert S.G. Fletcher and Tehyun Ma.

Innehållsförteckning

Editors' Preface, Acknowledgments, Use of Names List of Illustrations, List of Abbreviations, Hillier Family Tree Medhurst Family Tree Map of Principal Locations of the Hillier and Medhurst Families, 1817-1927 Map of the Chinese Railway network, 1909 Introduction: Family, China and the British World, Part 1: 1817- Chapter 1 Preparing for Entry, Chapter 2 Opening the Treaty Ports, Chapter 3 Colonising Hong Kong Chapter 4 Strong Wives, Part 2: 1857-, Chapter 5 Early Influences, Early Careers, Chapter 6 The New Imperialism, Chapter 7 Intimate Empire, Chapter 8 Reform and Revolution, War and Withdrawal, Chapter 9 Conclusion Time-line, Bibliography, Index