Americans in Eastern Asia
Subtitle: a critical study of United States' policy in the Far East in the nineteenth century
By: by Tyler Dennett
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 1963
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 725
Subjects: Foreign relations; Commerce
Notes: Bibliography: p. 695-703.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. The East India trade. The beginnings of American commerce: The American ports ; The vessels employed ; Crews, captains and owners ; Cargoes; title: The ports of Asia and the Pacific: Isle de France and India ; Adventures - Mocha, Sumatra, Siam ; Batavia and Manila ; The fur trade ; The Northwest coast; title: Early China trade: Macao, Whampoa and Canton ; Conditions of American trade ; The Americans and the British ; The human element in the trade ; Major Samuel Shaw; title: pt. II. The first treaty with China. The foundations of American policy in Asia: Review of trade: 1815-1839 ; Relation of U.S. government to American citizens in China ; Relations with Portuguese and English ; Relations with the Chinese government ; Terranova incident; title: The Americans and the Anglo-Chinese war: Foreigners imprisoned in the factories ; The Americans petition Congress ; Congress becomes interested ; Commodore Kearny's most-favored-nation agreement ; The mission created; title: The American share in the opium trade. Turkey and India opium ; Conflict with Chinese - the pledge ; Commodore Kearny's action; title: Preparation for the Cushing mission: The Edmund Roberts mission ; Webster consults the merchants ; Instructions to Cushing ; Caleb Cushing goes to Macao; title: The policy of Caleb Cushing: The negotiations ; The immediate application of the principles of the treaty ; Superior advantages of the Cushing treaty ; Extraterritoriality ; Responsibility placed on the Chinese ; Divergence from British policy; title: pt. III. A period of confusion. The Far East becomes a political question: The international situation ; Multiplication of American interests in China ; Commissioners and consuls; title: Settlement of the Shanghai land question: Early American in Shanghai ; American protests against exclusive concessions ; The municipal code ; Final settlement of a vexed question; title: Humphrey Marshall and the Taiping rebellion: Growth of the rebellion ; The dilemma presented to the foreigners ; Marshall becomes suspicious of British designs ; Shall Shanghai become a free port? ; Marshall forces dissolution of provisional system; title: The policy of Commissioner McLane: The inspectorate of maritime customs ; McLane settles the American claims ; Treaty revision ; McLane and Bowring go to the Pei-ho; title: Attempts to open Japan to trade: Japan and early Pacific trade ; Edmund Roberts and Japan ; Visit of the Morrison, 1837 ; Revival of American interest in Japan ; European powers and Japan; title: Commodore Perry's policy: Instructions ; Negotiations and treaty ; Perry's proposals for Far Eastern policy; title: The policy of Dr. Peter Parker - Formosa: Treaty revision - destruction of barrier forts ; An American protectorate for Formosa ; Disavowal by the American government; title: The Buchanan administration and the Far East: Increase of American prestige under Pierce ; Ebbing distrust of Great Britain ; Proposals for an alliance with Great Britain and France ; Instructions to William B. Reed; title: pt. IV. The cooperative policy. William B. Reed and the treaty of Tientsin: The treaties of Tientsin ; The revised tariff - legalization of the opium trade ; Settlement claims; title: Ward and Tattnall - exchange of ratifications: The conflict renewed ; "Blood is thicker than water" ; The American minister goes to Peking; title: The policy of Townsend Harris in Japan: Appointment of Townsend Harris - instructions and treaty with Siam ; Arrival of Harris in Japan - convention of 1857 ; Harris at Yedo ; Treaty and tariff of 1858; title: Anson Burlingame: The suppression of the Taiping rebellion ; Burlingame and cooperation ; The first Chinese mission - treaty of 1868 ; The Burlingame mission in Europe and China; title: The United States and Japan, 1858-1869: Anti-foreign agitation ; Convention of 1866; title: Seward's Far Eastern policy: Seward, Burlingame and China ; Coercion of Japan ; Alaska and Korea ; Proposed joint expedition to Korea; title: pt. V. The rise of Japan. First steps in Japanese expansion: The politically nebulous East ; The Japanese empire begins consolidation ; Japan on the verge of war ; Formosa, the Lew Chews and Korea; title: The United States and Korea - treaty of 1882: Expediency of disturbing the status quo ; The United States inclines towards Japan ; Shufeldt and the good offices of Li Hung Chang ; The personal views of Commodore Shufeldt; title: - Beginings of the contest for Korea: Japanese advance ; China and Great Britain are aroused ; Korea, 1885-1894; title: American good offices - Sino-Japanese war: American mediation in the Franco-Chinese war, 1883-1884 ; Good offices of the United States in Korea ; Korea after the peace of Shimonoseki; title: Treaty revision: Revision in China by interpretation and agreement ; Japanese effort at revision, 1872 ; Policy of Judge Bingham - treaty of 1878 ; The Shufeldt treaty with Korea ; The unratified treaty of 1889 ; Treaties of 1894; title: pt. VI. The disintegration of the Chinese empire. Asiatic immigration and American foreign policy: The coolie traffic ; Chinese labor in California ; Treaties of 1868 and 1880 ; Growth of ill feeling ; The threat of Japanese immigration; title: The missionaries and American policy in Asia: Missionaries as diplomatic and consular officers ; The status of missionaries under the treaties ; Missionaries and neutrality ; Persecution of Christians in China; title: American trade, 1844-1898: Decline of American shipping ; Foreign advisors in China, Japan and Korea ; Foreign concessions at the treaty ports ; Telegraphs and cables ; The first railways ; Railway construction in China after 1885 ; Spheres of influence; title: Hawaii and the Philippines: The annexation of Hawaii ; Suspicion of Japanese designs in Hawaii ; The Philippines in the Spanish-American War ; Peace negotiations with Spain ; Debates on Hawaii and the Philippines ; Significance of Senate approval of treaty of Paris; title: The reassertion of the open door policy: The Far East in 1899 ; Overtures for an alliance ; John Hay and the open door notes ; what was obtained?; title: The United States and the Boxer insurrection: The Boxer insurrection ; The desires of the American government ; Independent or concurrent action; title: Personalities and principles: The consular and diplomatic service ; The contributors to American policy ; The cooperative policy; title: Notes of bibliography.