Mediating empire : an English family in China 1817 -1927 /
Hillier, Andrew,
Mediating empire : an English family in China 1817 -1927 / by Andrew Hillier. - Kent : Renaissance Books, (c)2020. - 1 online resource - Imperialism in East Asia .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781912961030
British--History.--China
Imperialism.
Electronic Books.
DS731 / .M435 2020
Mediating empire : an English family in China 1817 -1927 / by Andrew Hillier. - Kent : Renaissance Books, (c)2020. - 1 online resource - Imperialism in East Asia .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781912961030
British--History.--China
Imperialism.
Electronic Books.
DS731 / .M435 2020