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An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China ... together Staunton, George T, Sir 1797 • RARE-OVER • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(51)"1792/1794"

the United Provinces to the Viceroy Singlamong and General Taising Lipovi and to Konchi, Emperor of China Montanus, Arnoldus 1671 • RARE-OVER • 1 copy available. 094:915.1

Voyages made in the years 1788 and 1789 from China to the N W Coast of America : with an introductory Meares, John 1791 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:910.4(711)"1786/1789"

Chinese junks on the Pacific : views from a different deck /Hans K. Van Tilburg ; foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene A. Smith. An account of ten Chinese junks that sailed to the United States in the early twentieth century: why they came to the West and the reception they received. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.19

Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan : performed in the years Hawks, Francis L 1856 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82Powhatan

Telegraphic determination of longitudes in Japan, China, and the East Indies; embracing the meridians Green, F.M. 1883 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.093G

The Nemesis in China : comprising a history of the late war in that country with an account of the colony Hall, W W 1847 • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 094:355.48"1839/1842"(51)

Gunboats on the great river Haines, Gregory 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.824

The Opium War Inglis, Brian 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382:663.99

Yangtze River gunboats 1900-49 / Angus Konstam. "This book covers the gunboats of all the major nations that stationed naval forces in China, including the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, and looks at such famous incidents as the Japanese bombing of the USS Panay and the dramatic escape of the HMS Amethyst from Communist forces in 1949, which marked the end of the gunboat era."--P. [4] of cover. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.824(282.252.3)"1900/1949"

India directory : or directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Horsburgh, James 1817 • RARE-BOOK • 3 copies available. 527.83(264:267)

Taiwan's offshore islands : pathway or barrier? /Bruce A. Elleman. This Newport Paper will examine the role of offshore islands in twentieth-century East Asian history, in particular those islands in the Taiwan Strait that were disputed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) during the 1950s and afterward, and how these apparently insignificant islands impacted Cold War history. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 327.51249051

La soie & le canon : France-Chine, 1700-1860 /Bertrand Guillet et al "En octobre 1700, l'Amphitrite, premier navire franðcais áa commercer avec la Chine, revient en France et c'est áa Nantes, grand port de commerce colonial, qu'il vend sa cargaison : thâe, soie, porcelaine, nacre, ivoire, panneaux laquâes... Naãit alors un vrai goãut pour la Chine, ses objets et sa culture. Les guerres de l'Opium au 19e siáecle, avec en point d'orgue le sac du Palais d'âEtâe áa Pâekin en 1860, confirment le basculement du rapport âeconomique et le dâeclin de l'Empire du Milieu. L'exposition La Soie & le Canon a explorâe l'âevolution du regard portâe sur cet Extrãeme-Orient aussi lointain que fascinant en s'appuyant sur la prâesentation d'objets prestigieux prãetâes par de grands musâees dont le musâee des arts asiatiques Guimet, partenaire du projet. Elle a contribuâe áa faire mieux comprendre notre rapport áa la Chine d'aujourd'hui."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 069.51

Typhoon anchorages China. Maritime Customs 1893 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 337

The Chinese opium wars Beeching, Jack 1975 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 633.75

China's journey to space : from dream to reality /Xu Jing Xu, Jing, 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.78(51)

Empire made me : an Englishman adrift in Shanghai /Robert Bickers. "Shanghai in the wake of the First World War was one of the world's most dynamic, brutal and exciting cities - an incredible panorama of nightclubs, opium-dens, gambling and murder. Threatened from within by communist workers and from without by Chinese warlords and Japanese troops, and governed by an ever more desperate British-dominated administration, Shanghai was both mesmerising and terrible. Into this maelstrom stepped a tough and resourceful ex-veteran Englishman to join the police. It is his story, told in part through his rediscovered photo-albums and letters, that Robert Bickers has uncovered in this remarkable, moving book."--Provided by the publisher. 2004. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 951.13204092

China's rise to commercial maritime power Heine, Irwin Millard 1989 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12(51)

Jardine Matheson : traders of the far east A history of Jardine Matheson covering the period between 1832, when the company was founded, and 1949, when the company was expelled from mainland China following the Communist revolution. Based originally in Canton (Guangzhou), the company soon moved to Hong Kong where it has continued to operate, the only company to pre-date the Treaty of Nanking, which opened China to foreign commerce in 1842. Set against the wider context of Sino-British history, the author examines the company's history alongside key events such as the ending of the East India Company's monopoly, the Opium wars, the development of Hong Kong, the introduction of railways to China, the Sino-Japanese Wars, the Boxer rebellion and the First and Second World Wars. 1999 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 347.79JARDINE MATHESON

Pirates of the Far East Miller, Harry 1970 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 341.362.1(5-012)

China's hidden century : 1796-1912 /edited by Jessica Harrison-Hall and Julia Lovell. "The accompanying hardback catalogue to the British Museum exhibition, China's hidden century: 1796-1912. Cultural creativity in China between 1796 and 1912 demonstrated extraordinary resilience in a time of warfare, land shortages, famines and uprisings. Innovation can be seen in material culture (including print, painting, calligraphy, textiles, fashion, jewellery, ceramics, lacquer, glass, arms and armour, rugs, silver, money, and photography) during a century in which China's art, literature, crafts and technology faced unprecedented exposure to global influences. 1796 - the official end of the reign of the Qianlong emperor - is viewed as the end of the 'high Qing' and the start of a period of protracted crisis. In 1912, the last emperor, Puyi, abdicated after the revolution of 1911, bringing to an end some 2,000 years of dynastic rule and making way for the republic. Until recently, the 19th century in China has been often defined - and dismissed - as an era of cultural decline. Built on new research from a four-year project supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and with chapter contributions by international scholars from leading institutions, this beautifully illustrated, 336-page book edited by Jessica Harrison-Hall and Julia Lovell sets out a fresh understanding of this important era. It presents a stunning array of objects and artworks to create a detailed visual account of responses to war, technology, urbanisation, political transformations, and external influences."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 951.03

Sino-French trade at Canton, 1698-1842 / Susan E. Schopp. "Sino-French Trade at Canton, 1698-1842 presents a rare and lively view of the French experience at Canton, and calls for a reappraisal of France's role in that trade. France was one of the two most important Western powers in the eighteenth century, and was home to one of the three major European East India companies. Yet the nation is woefully underrepresented in Canton trade scholarship. Susan E. Schopp rescues the French from the sidelines, showing that they exerted a presence that, though closely watched by their rivals, is today largely unrecognized. Their contributions were diverse, ranging from finding new sea routes to inspiring the renovation of hong faðcades. Consequently, to ignore the French, or to dismiss them as simply "also-rans," results in a skewed perception of the Canton system. Schopp also demonstrates that while the most distinctive aspect of the French model of company trade was the dominant role of the state -- indeed, the French East India Company has been memorably described as a "Versailles of trade" -- this did not rule out a place for legitimate, and sometimes surprising, participation by the private sector. On the contrary: France's commercial relations with China were inaugurated by private traders, and the popularity of the Canton trade spurred the eventual demise of the company model. Backed up by extensive archival work, Schopp's work demonstrates a remarkable understanding of the Sino-European trade, and her book reveals an unparalleled passion for the role of seamanship in history."--Provided by the publisher. [2020] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 382.094405109033

Guide to the feng shui compass : a compendium of classical feng shui /Stephen Skinner. Skinner, Stephen, 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 133.5

Clocks and watches of the Qing dynasty : from the collection in the Forbidden City = Qing gong zhong biao ji cui : Beijing gu gong zhen cang /[compiled by Liao Pin ; text by Lang Xiuhua and Qin Xiaopei]. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069(51):681.11

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