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France and Germany in the South China Sea, c.1840-1930 : maritime competition and imperial power
- Title
- France and Germany in the South China Sea, c.1840-1930 : maritime competition and imperial power / Bert Becker.
- Author
- Becker, Bert
- Publication
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [ 2021]
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Details
- Description
- xv, 484 pages : illustrations (some colour); 22 cm.
- Summary
- This book explores imperial power and the transnational encounters of shipowners and merchants in the South China Sea from 1840 to 1930. With British Hong Kong and French Indochina on its northern and western shores, the Asian Mediterranean was for almost a century a crucible of power and an axis of economic struggle for coastal shipping companies from various nations. Merchant steamers shipped cargoes and passengers between ports of the region. Hong Kong, the global port city, and the colonial ports of Saigon and Haiphong developed into major hubs for the flow of goods and people, while Guangzhouwan survived as an almost forgotten outpost of Indochina. While previous research in this field has largely remained within the confines of colonial history, this book uses the examples of French and German companies operating in the South China Sea to demonstrate the extent to which transnational actors and business networks interacted with imperial power and the process of globalisation.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies
- Subject
- 1800-1999
- Shipping > South China Sea
- Merchant marine > France > History > 19th century
- Merchant marine > France > History > 20th century
- Merchant marine > Germany > History > 19th century
- Merchant marine > Germany > History > 20th century
- Merchant marine
- Shipping
- South China Sea Region > History > 19th century
- South China Sea Region > History > 20th century
- France
- Germany
- South China Sea
- South China Sea Region
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFD 21-3038
- ISBN
- 9783030526030
- 3030526038
- LCCN
- 9783030526030
- OCLC
- 1242835543
- Author
- Becker, Bert, author.
- Title
- France and Germany in the South China Sea, c.1840-1930 : maritime competition and imperial power / Bert Becker.
- Publisher
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [ 2021]
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1999
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9783030526047
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9783030526030
- Research Call Number
- JFD 21-3038