Empire Careers Working For The Chinese Customs Service 18541949
About this book
This text examines the 11,000 foreign nationals who worked for the Chinese Customs Service from 1854 to 1949, exploring how their lives and careers were shaped by imperial ideologies, networks and structures. It looks at professional lives, social activities, private lives, and how these factors were influenced by the changing political context.
Subjects
Foreign workers, developing countriesChina, history, 20th centuryChina, history, 19th centuryCustoms administrationHistoryOfficials and employeesChina. Hai guan zong shui wu si shuForeign workers