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Kapoeas Rivier, the Riouw and Lingga Archipel, with the various routes leading to Singapore and the China Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1939 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 527.83
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
The Chinese opium wars Beeching, Jack 1975 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 633.75
Pirates of the Far East Miller, Harry 1970 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 341.362.1(5-012)
Shan ban nèu hai de wei xiao = Sampan girl smiles /Guo jia wen wu ju shui xia wen hua yi chan bao hu zhong xin, Bao de Zhongguo gu chuan yan jiu suo ; You Zefeng, Jiang Bo bian zhu ; Dawei Weili Wotesi she ying ; Huang Linfeng, Zhou Dieheng fan yi. Waters, David Willie, 2018. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 77.04:629.123.19(51)
Guide to the feng shui compass : a compendium of classical feng shui /Stephen Skinner. Skinner, Stephen, 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 133.5
Shanghai : China's gateway to modernity /Marie-Claire Bergere ; translated by Janet Lloyd. "Shanghai today is a thriving, bustling metropolis. But does its avid pursuit of the modern trappings of success truly indicate that it will once again become the shining example of China's commercial and cosmopolitan culture? While history continues to unfold, the author, an eminent scholar on China takes readers back to when Shanghai first opened to the world in 1842 to narrate the city's tumultuous and unique course to the present. This work is the first comprehensive history of Shanghai in any Western language. Divided into four parts, it details Shanghai's beginnings as a treaty port in the mid-nineteenth century; its capitalist boom following the 1911 Revolution; the fifteen years of economic and social decline initiated by the Japanese invasion in 1937, and attempts at resistance; and the city's disgraced years under Communism. Weaving together a range of archival documents and existing histories to create a global picture of Shanghai's past and present, the author shows that Shanghai's success was not fated, as some contend, by an evolutionary pattern set into motion long before the arrival of westerners. Rather, her account identifies the relationship between the Chinese and foreigners in Shanghai, their interaction, cooperation, and rivalry, as the driving force behind the creation of an original culture, a specific modernity, founded upon western contributions but adapted to the national Chinese culture. Eclipsed for three decades by socialism, the wheels of the Shanghai spirit began to turn in the 1990s, when the reform movement took off anew. The city is again being referred to as a model for China's current modernization drive. Although it makes no claims to what will happen next, this work stands as a compelling and definitive profile of a city whose urban history continues to be redefined, retold, and resold."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 951/.132
Sungai Kapuas Ketjil, Kepulauan Riouw and Lingga, with the various routes leading to Singapore and the China Great Britain. Hydrographic Department 1966 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 527.83
Imperial twilight : the Opium War and the end of China's last Golden Age /Stephen Platt. "In 1839 Britain embarked on the first of its wars with China, sealing the fate of the most prosperous and powerful empire in Asia, if not the world. Motivated by drug profiteering and free-trade interests, the Opium War helped shape the China we know today, sparking the eventual fall of the Qing dynasty and the rise of nationalism and communism in the twentieth century. Imperial Twilight is a riveting and revealing account of the end of China's Golden Age and the origins of one of the most unjust wars in history."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 951/.033
Handbook of general information Indo-China Steam Navigation Company 1936 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 347.792Indo-China
Beancaker to boxcoat : steamship companies in Chinese waters /H. W. Dick & S. A. Kentwell Dick, H W 1988 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.2(51)
The Iden clock collection / Percy G. Dawson. Dawson, Percy G. 1987. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 681.11:92IDEN
Return to the sea / A. H. Rasmussen. Rasmussen, A. H.-(Albert Henry), 1956. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 951"19":656.61.071.22
Chinese ceramics and the maritime trade pre-1700 : being the catalogue of an exhibition of Chinese export wares of pre-1700 date to be held at the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 22nd August to 10th December 2006 and University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong [...] 17th June to 7th October 2007 /[Brian McElney]. "Illustrated catalogue of Museum of East Asian Art, Bath exhibition of Chinese ceramic exports pre-1700. Includes essays (in English and Chinese) on the maritime trade in Chinese ceramics pre-1700 and an essay on findings of export porcelain in ancient Fujian. The exhibition featured ceramic ware dating from the Tang (618-907) to the early Qing dynasties to provide an insight into the importance of Chinese ceramics made for export before 1700 and the involvement of the Arabs, Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch and other European markets in this maritime trade."--Provided by the publisher. 2006. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. txt
Yachting in Hongkong : a retrospect with some hints on small yacht racing /y F. H. May. May, F H 1905. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 797.14(512.317)
The siege of Tsingtau : the German-Japanese war 1914 /Charles Stephenson. "The German-Japanese War was a key, yet often neglected, episode in the opening phase of the First World War. It had profound implications for the future, particularly in respect of Japans acquisition of Germany's Micronesian islands. Japan's naval perimeter was extended and threatened the United States naval strategy of projecting force westward. The campaign to relieve Germany of Tsingtau, the port and naval base in China, and its hinterland posed a grave threat to Chinese independence. The course of the Second World War in China and the Pacific cannot be explained without reference to these events. Charles Stephenson's account makes fascinating reading. The siege of Tsingtau by the Japanese, with token British participation, forms the core of his story. He draws on Japanese and German primary sources to describe the defences, the landings, the course of the siege, and eventual German surrender. His study will be absorbing reading for anyone interested in the campaigns of the First World War outside of Europe, in German colonial expansion and the rise to power of Japan."--Provided by the publisher 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1914"(43:52)
The voyage of the Frolic : New England merchants and the opium trade Layton, Thomas N 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123Frolic
Badas and Tambelan, Pulau-pulau Lingaa and Riau, with the various routes leading to Singapore and South China Great Britain. Hydrographer of the Navy 1996 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83
The Nanking cargo Hatcher, Michael 1987 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3Geldermalsen
The thistle and the jade : a celebration of 150 years of Jardine, Matheson and Co. /edited by Maggie Keswick 1982 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 382(42:51)"18/19"
The Chinese empire : forming a sequel to the work entitled Recollections of a journey through Tartary and Thibet Huc, M 1970 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 915.1
Eastern fortress : a military history of Hong Kong, 1840-1970 /Kwong Chi Man and Tsoi Yiu Lun. "Celebrated as a trading port, Hong Kong was also Britain's 'eastern fortress'. Likened by many to Gibraltar and Malta, the colony was a vital but vulnerable link in imperial strategy, exposed to a succession of enemies in a turbulent age and a troubled region. This book examines Hong Kong's developing role in the Victorian imperial defence system, the emerging challenges from Russia, France, the United States, Germany, Japan and other powers, and preparations in the years leading up to the Second World War. A detailed chapter offers new interpretations of the Battle of Hong Kong of 1941, when the colony succumbed to the Japanese invasion. The remaining chapters discuss Hong Kong's changing strategic role during the Cold War and the winding down of the military presence. The book not only focuses on policies and events, but also explores the social life of the garrison in Hong Kong, the struggles between military and civil authorities, and relations between the armed forces and civilians in Hong Kong. Drawing on original research in archives around the world, including English, Japanese, and Chinese sources, this is the first full-length study of the defence of Hong Kong from the beginning of the colonial period to the end of British military interests East of Suez in 1970. Illustrated with images and detailed maps, Eastern Fortress will be of interest to both students of history and general readers."--Provided by the publisher. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48(512.317)
Badas and Tambelan, Pulau-pulau Lingaa and Riau, with the various routes leading to Singapore and South China Great Britain. Hydrographer of the Navy 1999 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83
Documents illustrative of the origin, development, and activities of the Chinese Customs Service China. Maritime Customs 1937-1940 • BOOK • 7 copies available. 337(51)