Robert Hart and China's Early Modernization
Author | : Parks M. Coble |
Publisher | : Harvard Univ Asia Center |
Total Pages | : 620 |
Release | : 1991 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674775309 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674775305 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book Robert Hart and China's Early Modernization written by Parks M. Coble and published by Harvard Univ Asia Center. This book was released on 1991 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These journal entries continue the sequence begun in Entering China's Service and cover the years when Hart was setting up Customs procedures, establishing a modus operandi with the Ch'ing bureaucracy, and inspecting the treaty ports. They culminate in Hart's return visit to Europe with the Pinch'un Mission and his marriage in Northern Ireland.