This is the first book-length study of the 11,000 foreign
nationals who worked for the Chinese Customs Service between 1854
and 1949, exploring how their lives and careers were shaped by
imperial ideologies, networks and structures. In doing so it
highlights the vast range of people a " British and non-British,
elite and non-elite a " for whom the empire world spoke of
opportunity. "Empire Careers" considers the professional triumphs
and tribulations of the foreign staff, their social activities,
their private and family lives, and how all of these factors were
influenced by the changing political context in China and abroad.
Contrary to the common assumption that China was merely an
"outpost" of empire, exploration of the Customs' cosmopolitan
personnel encourages us to see China as a place where multiple
imperial trajectories converged, overlapped and competed.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars of imperial
history and the political history of modern China.
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