Public success, private sorrow : the life and times of Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor (1857-1938), China Customs Commissioner and pioneer translator /

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The story of an Englishman who lived through the last years of the Qing dynasty, was trapped in the British Legation during the Boxer uprising and went on to occupy a number of senior positions in the Imperial Customs as Commissioner of Customs in various ports, Shanghai Postmaster and first Directo...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cannon, Isidore Cyril
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : [London] : Hong Kong University Press ; [Eurospan distributor], 2009.
Colección:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Temas:
Brewitt-Taylor, C. H. > (Charles Henry), > 1857-1938.
Brewitt-Taylor, C. H. > (Charles Henry), > b. 1857.
Brewitt-Taylor, C. H. > (Charles Henry), > 1857-1938
China. > Hai guan zong shui wu si shu > Officials and employees > Biography.
China. > Hai guan zong shui wu si shu
Translators > China > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
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Translators
China
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The story of an Englishman who lived through the last years of the Qing dynasty, was trapped in the British Legation during the Boxer uprising and went on to occupy a number of senior positions in the Imperial Customs as Commissioner of Customs in various ports, Shanghai Postmaster and first Director of the important Customs College.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 260 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254) and index.
ISBN:9789888052721
9888052721
9789882207301
9882207308

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