Britain's Imperial Retreat from China, 1900-1931

by Phoebe Chow

Britain's relationship with China in the nineteenth and early twentieth century is often viewed in terms of gunboat diplomacy, unequal treaties, and the unrelenting pursuit of Britain's own commercial interests. This book, however, based on extensive original research, demonstrates that in Britain after the First World War a combination of liberal, Labour party, pacifist, missionary and some business opinion began to argue for imperial retreat...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367596326
• ISBN13: 9780367596323
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"