British Admirals and Chinese Pirates, 1832-1869

This study, first published in 1940, examines in detail the suppression of piracy in China. It considers the influence of the Admiralty on the development of British foreign policy in the nineteenth century, and studies the actions of the China Station and its undertakings to suppress piracy.

List of contents

1. The Admiralty and the Navy, 1832-1869 2. The Background of the China Station 3. The Development of the China Station, 1834-1869 4. Chinese Pirates 5. The Suppression of Piracy – Division and Confusion, 1834-1848 6. The Suppression of Piracy – British Leadership, 1848-1860 7. The Suppression of Piracy – International Cooperation, 1860-9 8. Retrospect

About the author

Grace Fox

Summary

This study, first published in 1940, examines in detail the suppression of piracy in China. From a starting point of the considering the influence of the Admiralty on the development of British foreign policy in the nineteenth century, it studies the actions of the China Station and in particular its undertakings to suppress piracy in the Far East.

Product details

• Authors: Fox, Grace Fox, Fox Grace
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781138544574
• ISBN: 978-1-138-54457-4
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: History of China; Routledge Library Editions: History of China
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; History, Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History