China and the Modern World: Records of the Maritime Customs Service of China, 1854–1949
This is a collection of correspondence and records from the Maritime Customs Service, which was a British-dominated bureaucracy at the heart of Chinese trade and foreign affairs, from its founding in 1854 through 1949.
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This archive provides an excellent primary source collection for the study of China and its relations with the West in the late Qing and Republican periods. The Maritime Customs Service of China (MCS) was an international, although predominantly British-staffed bureaucracy (at senior levels) under the control of successive Chinese central governments.
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China and the Modern WorldReading Level: 1301L—+
Product Type: Primary Sources
Content Types: Manuscripts, Photographs & Images