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Trade and Diplomacy on the China Coast：The Opening of Treaty Ports, 1842-1854, Volume I

By John King Fairbank

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
1953
ISBN
9780674336162
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19752816 bytes)
Pages
502\502
Topic
History
Time added
2017-12-07 06:11:45
Harbors -- China.; Customs administration -- China

Description

Examining critically the methods used by Great Britain to break down the cultural barrier of China for the sole purpose of trade, John Fairbank incisively points out the clash between two highly different philosophies—the Confucian ideal of government and the mercantilist utilitarianism of Britain—and how this affected China. This two-volume work is essential to anyone interested in the origins of the present crisis in China.

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