Mediating Empire: An English Family in China, 1817-1927

Andrew Hillier

doi:10.1017/9781912961030

Mediating Empire

An English Family in China, 1817-1927

As part of the growing scholarship on family and empire, this study examines Britain's presence in China through the lens of one family, arguing that, as the physical embodiment of the imperial project, it provided a social and cultural mechanism for mediating Britain's imperial power, authority and presence, and forging connections and networks throughout the expanding British world. Drawing on public and private papers, it breaks significant new ground in its development of those themes.

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Mediating Empire

An English Family in China, 1817-1927

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Editors’ Preface
pp ix-x

Acknowledgments / Use of Names
pp xi-xii

List of Illustrations
pp xiii-xiv

List of Abbreviations
pp xv-xvi

Hillier Family Tree
pp xvii-xvii

Medhurst Family Tree
pp xviii-xviii

Map of Principal Locations of the Hillier & Medhurst Families, 1817–1927
pp xix-xix

Map of the Chinese Railway network, 1909
pp xx-xx

Introduction: Family, China and the British World
pp xxi-xxxviii

Part 1 - 1817–1860
pp 1-2

Chapter 1 - Preparing for Entry
pp 3-28

Chapter 2 - Opening the Treaty Ports
pp 29-53

Chapter 3 - Colonising Hong Kong
pp 54-77

Chapter 4 - Strong Wives
pp 78-106

Part 2 - 1857–1927
pp 107-108

Chapter 5 - Early Influences, Early Careers
pp 109-147

Chapter 6 - The New Imperialism
pp 148-183

Chapter 7 - Intimate Empire
pp 184-219

Chapter 8 - Reform and Revolution, War and Withdrawal
pp 220-261

Chapter 9 - Conclusion
pp 262-268

Time-line
pp 269-276

Bibliography
pp 277-304

Index
pp 305-319

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