Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER II: TRADE NOT RULE: ANGLO-CHINESE RELATIONS 1689-1895; CHAPTER III: ENTRENCHMENT AND REACTION: THE OPEN DOOR POLICY AND RUSSOPHOBIA; CHAPTER IV: ""GUNBOAT"" MACDONALD: BRITAIN'S MAN-ON-THE- SPOT, 1896-1900; CHAPTER V: ARTIFICIAL AGENCY OF INFORMAL EMPIRE: SIR ROBERT HART AND IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS SERVICE; CHAPTER VI: PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENTS OF EMPIRE: RAILWAY CONCESSIONS 1895-1900
CHAPTER VII: PRACTICAL INFORMAL EMPIRE: LOANS, TRADES, AND MINING CONCESSIONS 17O Chapter VIII: FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: CHINESE COLLABORATION AND INFORMAL EMPIRE, 1895-1900CHAPTER VIII: FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: CHINESE COLLABORATION AND INFORMAL EMPIRE, 1895-1900; CHAPTER IX: CONCLUSION; ENDNOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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"First published in 1987 by Garland Publishing, Inc."--Title page verso
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