Empire Careers Working For The Chinese Customs Service 18541949
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780719085482
Description: This text examines the 11,000 foreign nationals who worked for the Chinese Customs Service from 1854 to 1949, exploring how their lives and careers were shaped by imperial ideologies, networks and structures. It looks at professional lives, social activities, private lives, and how these factors were influenced by the changing political context.