British Admirals and Chinese Pirates, 1832-1869
Author | : Grace Fox |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2018-10-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780429874567 |
ISBN-13 | : 0429874561 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Download or read book British Admirals and Chinese Pirates, 1832-1869 written by Grace Fox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.