British Admirals and Chinese Pirates, 1832-1869

ISBN-13: 9781138614437 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 252 str.

Grace Fox

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Grace Fox