Public success, private sorrow :: the life and times of Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor (1857-1938), China Customs Commissioner and pioneer translator /

The story of an Englishman who lived through the last years of the Qing dynasty, was trapped in the British Legation during the Boxer uprising and went on to occupy a number of senior positions in the Imperial Customs as Commissioner of Customs in various ports, Shanghai Postmaster and first Directo...

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1. Verfasser: Cannon, Isidore Cyril
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hong Kong : [London] : Hong Kong University Press ; [Eurospan distributor], 2009.
Schriftenreihe:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
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Zusammenfassung:The story of an Englishman who lived through the last years of the Qing dynasty, was trapped in the British Legation during the Boxer uprising and went on to occupy a number of senior positions in the Imperial Customs as Commissioner of Customs in various ports, Shanghai Postmaster and first Director of the important Customs College.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvii, 260 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254) and index.
ISBN:9789888052721
9888052721
9789882207301
9882207308

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