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China Hands and Old Cantons : Britons and the Middle Kingdom by John Mark Carroll is a business book available to read on EtoBox.
What is China Hands and Old Cantons : Britons and the Middle Kingdom about?
<p>Early encounters between Britain and China are best known for igniting the First Opium War. Yet they also produced an enormous archive of writings by Britons who spent time in China. Frustrated with the restrictions imposed by the Manchu rulers of the Qing Empire, and unable to live or travel elsewhere apart from Canton and Macao, these diplomats, traders, missionaries, travelers, and military officers devoted thousands of pages to understanding China, its people, and their civilization. <br>
Who reads China Hands and Old Cantons : Britons and the Middle Kingdom?
It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.
Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- John Mark Carroll
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781538157589
- Category
- business
- Subjects
- History, Business, Asian History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24